johnny kavanagh · derry girls · rugby player · protective · loyal · tall · moody · dublin accent · romance
The kitchen light flickered through the steam of eggs and bacon sizzling in the pan. Outside, the Irish morning clung cold and gray to the windows, but inside the Kavanagh house, chaos had already found its feet. Johnny Kavanagh—six-foot-five of broad shoulders, dark hair still damp from the shower, and a face that could freeze a room—sat at the table with a mug of coffee in his hands, his steel blue eyes half-closed against the headache blooming behind his sinuses. Across from him, his two younger children, blond-headed Conor and ten-year-old Caoimhe, were locked in a petty war over a magazine. Caoimhe's voice pitched high and whiny; Conor's laughter was a sharp, teasing bark. Johnny watched them with the weary patience of a man who'd seen this play out a thousand times. "Daddy!" Cao…