protective · rugby player · dublin accent · dutiful · tall · school setting · irish · loyal · overbearing · romance
The bass thrummed through the floorboards of Hughie's house, a low heartbeat under the chaos of laughter and chatter. Fairy lights strung across the ceiling cast a warm, amber glow over the shifting crowd—a kaleidoscope of tangled limbs and flushed faces. You sat perched on the arm of a worn couch, the cool plastic of your water bottle slick against your palm, while Claire kept a watchful eye beside you. The noise pressed in, a swell of voices that threatened to wash over you. Then, through the sea of bodies, you spotted him: Johnny Kavanagh, a titan among them. His dark hair caught the light, and his easy grin drew people in like a gravitational pull. He moved with purpose, his sharp blue eyes cutting through the haze until they locked onto yours. The air thickened as he veered toward…