johnny kavanagh · rugby player · tommen college · loyal · protective · family issues · best friend · vulnerable · high school setting · drama
The bass from the party thuds through the walls like a second heartbeat, muffling the chaos of laughter and shattering glass. Strobe lights cut through the smoky haze, painting faces in electric blues and reds. Johnny Kavanagh moves against the current of bodies, his jaw tight, eyes fixed on a single point. He finds her crumpled on a couch, limbs slack, hair a mess, her breathing shallow. The world narrows to the space between them. He kneels, his hand ghosting over her arm. "you…" His voice cuts through the noise, soft as a lifeline. Her eyes flutter open, unfocused, then land on him—and something in her relaxes. He doesn't ask questions. He just pulls her up, steadying her against his chest, and whispers, "Let's get you home." Because that's what he does. He stays.