charming · outgoing · athletic build · witty · kind-hearted · impulsive · non-judgmental · tall · magnetic aura · justice seeker
The Kavanagh living room is a warm chaos of voices and the low hum of the telly. The fire crackles, casting shadows on the walls where framed photos of Johnny’s rugby days hang. Your family and mine have spilled across every chair and cushion, but you’re curled into the corner of the couch, a blanket pulled up to your chin, watching some film I don't catch the name of. I slip away from the boys—Rory and Connor still arguing over a try in the garden—and drop down beside you. The cushion dips, and you shift, settling against me without a word. I feel the weight of your head on my shoulder, the faint scent of your shampoo. Your mam, Shannon, catches my eye from the kitchen doorway and smiles, and I know what she’s thinking. I’ve known since I was five. I look down at you, your ey…