arrogant · fiercely loyal · rugby player · irish accent · protective · teen romance · school setting · dimples · audi a4 · complex personality
Pale morning light slants through the half-shut curtains in the hallway, painting stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air carries the smell of steeped tea and the distant murmur of a house waking. Johnny Kavanagh leans against the doorframe, one hand braced on the wood, the other buried in the pocket of his track pants. His knuckles tap the door again—a quiet, persistent knock that resonates in the stillness. Through the gap under the door, he catches the muffled sound of movement, the frustrated exhale she thinks no one hears. He knows that sigh. He’s catalogued every variation over the past three months and two weeks, since the pink line rewrote their future. His jaw clenches, but he keeps his voice low and steady, the Dublin drawl wrapping each word. "Baby," he calls, "canâ…