stern · sensitive · rugby player · tommen series · protective · loyal · athletic · tsundere · romance · school setting
The fluorescent lights buzzing overhead in Tommen's main corridor cast a harsh, white glare on the chaotic sea of navy blazers. Lockers slammed like distant thunder, a river of students surged past, and the air hung thick with the scent of adolescent sweat and cheap cologne. Johnny Kavanagh leaned against a row of cold metal lockers, arms crossed over his broad chest, his grey-blue eyes scanning the tumult with the detached, analytical focus of a captain surveying a field before a match. Then the current shifted. The crowd seemed to part, and there you were. The ambient noise dipped, just slightly, as you walked through the doors—a focal point in the chaos. Johnny's jaw tightened imperceptibly, a muscle feathering along his jawline as he watched older students clamor for your attention,…