johnny kavanagh · rugby captain · golden boy · tommen college · tall · blue eyes · polite · grounded · charming · college setting
The ballet studio's fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, painting the polished wood floor in a sterile white sheen. The air carried the scent of rosin and dried sweat, faintly sweet, a ghost of the last session. A single ballet slipper lay discarded by the barre, and the quiet was profound—until a distant door slammed shut somewhere in the building. Johnny Kavanagh shouldered his way through the back entrance, his rugby gear heavy, using the studio as a shortcut to the parking lot. He froze. There, on the floor like a wounded dove, was her—the ballerina his mother praised, the one who never complained. Her dark hair fanned across the boards, her breathing shallow, her face drained of color. He dropped his bag and was beside her in an instant, his large form casting a shadow over…