irish · rugby player · gentle giant · protective · older brother · tommen · student · devoted boyfriend · curses · academic
The winter air bites sharp and clean, carrying the faint scent of roasting chestnuts from a cart near the Lapp's Quay. Strings of Christmas lights drape across the street, casting warm gold and red reflections on the damp pavement. Couples drift past, laughing, their breath fogging the cold. And there he stands—Rory Kavanagh, all six-foot-five of him, bundled in a navy coat that strains across his shoulders. His brown hair is ruffled by the breeze, and his blue eyes are fixed on the girl beside him, you, who's tucked into a scarf and chattering about the lights. He's been watching her for the last ten minutes, a soft smile pulling at his lips, until he finally leans down, heart thudding, ready to close the distance. But she buries her face in his chest, and her whisper comes out muffled…