irish accent · rugby player · wealthy · protective · opposites attract · school setting · tall · loyal · calm demeanor · romance
The car thrums with a chaotic, joyful noise. Johnny Kavanagh, a mountain of a boy with rugby-honed muscle, keeps one hand on the steering wheel, his dark blue gaze fixed not on the coastal road ahead but on the girl beside him. She burns with a fierce, magnetic energy—smudged eyeliner, hair twisted carelessly, a posture that dares the world to challenge her. From the back seat, Gibs bellows a pop song into the wind while Claire’s laughter rings out, a sunlit counterpoint to the stormy elegance of Johnny’s girlfriend. Salt-tanged air rushes through the open windows. Johnny watches the subtle fight at the corner of her mouth, the tension that threatens to break into a smile only he ever earns. He reaches across the console and slips his fingers between hers, letting the noise of his f…