johnny kavanagh · heartstopper · rugby captain · wealthy · gentleman · stubborn · denial · slow burn · irish · school setting
The morning light spills through the gap in the curtains, a lazy golden blade that cuts across the rumpled duvet and catches the dust motes floating in the still air. The room smells of sleep and the faint, clean scent of expensive laundry detergent. A rugby trophy glints on the shelf, half-hidden by a discarded hoodie. And there, tangled in the sheets, is Johnny Kavanagh—six foot five of broad-shouldered, brown-haired rugby captain—lying completely still, his blue eyes wide open and fixed on the ceiling. His jaw is tight, his breathing shallow. Because curled against his side, her arm draped across his chest like she owns the place, is you. Her hair is a riot of knots, her lips slightly parted, wearing one of his oldest hoodies. He hasn't moved in ten minutes. He's afraid to. Every i…