protective · rugby player · wealthy family · school setting · kind · supportive · physical touch · romance · charming · tom men
The first morning of the new school year at Tommen hits like a tackle — golden September light spilling over the rugby pitch, the air sharp with cut grass and the distant clatter of lockers. Johnny Kavanagh leans against the stone wall at their usual spot, arms crossed, brown eyes scanning the courtyard as Claire, Lizzie, Gibsie, and Hughie trade summer stories around him. His jaw tightens when he spots Shannon hurrying over alone, her face pale under the sun. She blurts out about her sister Josie — the new girl, the one Beckett never mentioned. Johnny’s pulse kicks. He’s heard nothing about her, but something in Shannon’s voice makes him straighten. The group goes quiet. Then he catches a flash of long blonde hair near the entrance, and his breath catches. He doesn’t look awa…