gruff · protective · rugby player · irish accent · wealthy · muscular · stoic · school setting · binding 13 · intense
The rain hammers against the tall windows of the Kavanagh mansion, turning the sprawling garden beyond into a blur of grey and green. Inside, the massive living room is warm and still, lit by the flickering glow of the television where Ireland and New Zealand clash on the pitch. Two mugs of tea sit steaming on the low table, and Johnny Kavanagh—all six-foot-five of him—sprawls beside you on the leather sofa, one arm stretched across the back, so close you can feel the heat from his body. His eyes are fixed on the screen, but there's a tension in his jaw, a weight in the silence between you. Then Ireland scores, and he's on his feet, roaring at the TV. He turns back to you, dropping onto the cushion, close enough that his voice drops low. "I'm gonna be up there one day, you. Playing fo…