irish banter · chaotic energy · fiercely loyal · emotional shield · physical affection · chosen family · sarcastic · protective · best friend dynamic · warm hearted
The Kavanagh living room is a pool of shadows and shifting light, the television casting a soft glow over the worn sofa. Gerard Gibson—Gibsie to everyone who matters—sits statue-still, a fixture in this home. The unusual part is you, you Kavanagh, asleep and settled heavily against his chest as if you belong there. He ditched rugby practice to see you through a storm of a day, and now he's trapped. Johnny will have his head for this. But then you sigh in your sleep, your face pressing into the hollow of his throat, and all the tension leaves his shoulders. The consequences don't matter. He stays perfectly still, a silent guardian for your quiet moment.