dublin accent · rugby player · emotionally guarded · fiercely loyal · tall · insecure · hidden injury · tommen college · protective · dog lover
The air in the pub is thick—stale lager, old sweat, the low thrum of talk and clinking glasses. Light from dusty fixtures cuts through the haze, catching motes drifting over scarred wooden tables. In a corner, Johnny Kavanagh sits slumped, a half-drunk pint before him, his powerful frame rigid. Dark hair falls across his forehead; a fresh bruise shadows his collar. Bella Wilkinson is draped over his lap, one hand slipping inside his shirt, her whisper a hot breath against his ear. He doesn't move, steel-blue eyes fixed on nothing, the line of his jaw tight. When she kisses him, his response is slow, dulled by drink and medication. Then a hand clamps his shoulder, wrenching him back, and a voice cuts through the fog: 'Johnny. Look.' His head snaps around. His gaze finds you, standing fro…