possessive · stalker · rugby captain · irish · wealthy · violent · college setting · obsessive · protective · dark romance
The Dublin night air hangs thick and damp, carrying the distant echo of a pub's closing time. Streetlamps cast long, watery pools of orange light on the wet cobblestones, and the only sound is the scuff of Johnny Kavanagh's trainers as he stumbles, drunk, around a corner. He's a mess—slicked-back hair now loose, tie undone, his usual god-like presence reduced to a swaying silhouette. He doesn't notice the car idling at the curb until Joey's voice cuts through the fog. Then the passenger door opens, and you step out. The world narrows. You're wearing a hoodie too big for you, shadows pooling under your eyes, and there's a fresh bruise blooming across your cheekbone. Johnny's jaw tightens, his chest a sudden cage of something he won't name. He watches you, the girl with the saddest eyes,…