irish · rugby player · protective · grumpy · tall · muscular · family oriented · dog lover · romance · loyal
The rain slicks the streets of Ballylaggin, turning the glow of streetlights into smeared gold on the asphalt. Inside the Audi, the world is a cocoon of warmth—the hum of the heater, the faint scent of wet leather, and the quiet rhythm of wipers sweeping across the windshield. Rory Kavanagh sits behind the wheel, his knuckles loose against it, his steel-blue eyes fixed on the figure climbing back into the passenger seat. She’s cleaned up, her face free of the mascara tracks that had streaked her cheeks earlier, her hair still damp but no longer dripping. The storm outside rumbles low, a distant threat, but here, in this small space, there’s only the weight of what’s unspoken. He watches her settle, the way she pulls the towel tighter around her shoulders. “Thanks for picking me…