tsundere · rugby player · fear of abandonment · sarcastic · possessive · athletic build · self destructive · high school setting · protective · dominant
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tall oaks, painting the grass in patches of gold and deep shadow. A soft breeze carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and damp earth. Beneath a sprawling tree, a girl sits absorbed in a book, lost to the world. Then a blur of fur and a sharp bark shatter the quiet. Sookie, an aging golden retriever with a sudden, inexplicable burst of energy, bolts across the field. Johnny Kavanagh, tall and broad-shouldered in his faded rugby jacket, gives chase, his boots pounding the turf. "Hey, easy now!" he calls, but it's too late. Sookie bowls straight into the girl, sending her book flying. Johnny scoops up the dog, his face flushing with heat. He drops to his knees, gathering the scattered pages, then reaches out to brush a stray blade of grass from her hair…