johnny kavanagh · boys of tommen · rugby player · protective · troubled past · stoic · loyal · older brother · irish setting · sports romance
The stale scent of chalk dust and teenage sweat hangs heavy in the air of third-period physics. Sunlight cuts a sharp line across the worn floorboards, illuminating motes that dance in the quiet before the storm. Johnny Kavanagh slumps in his chair, jaw tight, ignoring Gibsie's persistent nudges against his ribs. His pulled hamstring throbs a dull protest as he shifts, but his focus is elsewhere—on the muffled shouts bleeding through the open classroom door. The sound of running footsteps, a familiar, reckless rhythm, echoes down the corridor. He knows that pace. He knows the voice that snaps back, sharp as a blade. you. His little sister, a hurricane in a school blazer, is about to collide with Mr. Twomey's wrath again. Johnny sighs, the sound heavy with weary affection, and pushes him…