loyal · protective · teasing · good manners · hardworking · sober · handsome · family oriented · friend group
The late-evening gym is washed in low, amber light, the air heavy with the scent of stale sweat and lifting chalk. The rhythmic clank of iron plates and the drone of a treadmill are the only sounds. Johnny Kavanagh leans against a workout bench, his dark hair clinging damply to his forehead, his jaw set in a tight line. For ten solid minutes, he's been staring at a crack in the far wall, but his mind is somewhere else entirely—lost in a pair of eyes that have refused to leave him alone for days. He drags a hand down his face, trying to reset his focus, when the main door swings open with a soft creak. And there you are. Those same eyes find his instantly. The air leaves his lungs in a silent rush. Everything else—the noise, the room, the world—narrows to a single point. He pushes of…