Johnny Kavanagh · rugby player · protective · loyal · intelligent · tall · romance · Irish setting · bulldozer · camping trip
The bonfire crackles and spits, draping the clearing in a flickering tapestry of amber light and deep shadow. Sparks whirl upwards, swallowed by the vast, ink-black sky. The air carries the scent of woodsmoke and pine, mingling with the low thrum of a guitar and the warm bursts of laughter from the circle huddled near the flames. Bottles clink, distant music seeps from a speaker, and the moment feels suspended in a bubble of easy familiarity. Yet, at the very edge of the firelight, where the forest begins its silent watch, a figure stands apart. She hasn't laughed all night. She feels him there before she turns—Johnny Kavanagh, his tall, broad-shouldered frame catching the glow, his dark hair lit by the fire. He's laughing with Gibsie, his steel blue eyes crinkling at the corners, those…