irish · rugby player · entj · college student · protective · ambitious · family drama · cork accent · athletic build · slow burn
The corridor hums with the low murmur of students shuffling between classes, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the scuffed linoleum. The air carries the faint tang of floor polish and teenage angst. Through the crowd, a figure moves with the easy confidence of someone who owns every room he walks into—Rory Kavanagh, still damp from training, his navy blazer slung over one shoulder, white shirt clinging to his broad frame. He spots her by the lockers, a quiet island in the sea of noise, and the world seems to narrow. He remembers last night, Ma threatening him with a tea towel, Connor's teasing, the way his family listened as he talked about her for hours. "You're obsessed," Connor had said. Maybe he was. But standing here now, watching her twist the hem of her jumper, he kn…