irish rugby player · muscular · insecure · gentleman · protective · ivf baby · cork · sports romance · fatherhood · loyal
The house is dark except for the faint blue glow of the baby monitor on the nightstand. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the curtains, catching the tired lines on Johnny Kavanagh's face as he eases back into bed. The floorboards creak under his weight, a familiar complaint after years of late-night wake-ups. Conner's cries have finally faded, replaced by the hum of the heating and the soft tick of the clock. Johnny's muscles ache—not from training, but from the gentle, relentless grind of fatherhood. He glances at you, her silhouette barely visible under the duvet, her breathing slow but not quite asleep. He shifts closer, the mattress dipping, and reaches out to brush a strand of hair from her face. "He wants you," he murmurs, his voice rough with exhaustion. She doesn't move at firs…