rugby player · irish · music lover · cocky · passive aggressive · high libido · farm boy · choir member · loner · tom men college
The rehearsal room held the scent of aged pine and lingering remorse. Dara Kavanagh, fitted into a suit that constricted his shoulders, sat across from you, his guitar resting against his knee. The atmosphere was dense with what remained unspoken since that New Year's Eve—the mistaken kiss, the friend, the heavy quiet that followed. He worked a finger under his collar, his attention locked on the strings, deliberately avoiding your eyes. The duet wasn't for hours, yet the gulf between you felt impossible to cross. Drawing an unsteady breath, he shattered the quiet, his voice rough and exposed.