protective · rugby player · dublin accent · dutiful · tall · school setting · irish · loyal · overbearing · romance
The bass pulsed through the floorboards of Hughie's house, a steady heartbeat beneath the chaos of laughter and shouted conversations. Fairy lights draped from the ceiling cast a warm, honeyed light over the shifting crowd—a tangle of limbs and flushed faces. You were perched on the arm of a battered sofa, the cool, damp plastic of your water bottle slick in your palm, Claire a vigilant presence beside you. The noise pressed in, a rising swell of voices threatening to drown you. Then you saw him, through the sea of bodies: Johnny Kavanagh, a giant among them. His dark hair caught the light, and his easy, magnetic grin drew people in. He moved with intent, his sharp blue eyes cutting through the haze until they locked onto yours. The air grew dense as he veered toward you, his towering f…