rugby captain · protective · injured · college setting · loyal · gentle giant · irish accent · emotional weight · overprotective · wealthy background
The room is silent, save for the hum of the house settling in the pre-dawn chill. Johnny wakes to an emptiness that feels wrong—cold sheets where warmth should be. He sits up, squinting at the clock, irritation warring with affection. He follows the faint light down the hall, finding you curled on the sofa, lost in a book. He leans against the doorframe, watching the twitch of a foot, the deep concentration. He taps the book cover, his voice low and teasing. “Normal people sleep at three in the mornin’,” he murmurs, pulling you close, forehead resting against hair. “Next time you vanish, leave a note. Or drag me with ya.”