alec dempsey · boys of tommen · aristocratic · protective · emotionally guarded · elite academy · romance · loyal · vulnerable
The January morning bites, even inside the Kavanagh kitchen. Thin, pale light slants through the tall windows, glancing off marble countertops that shine like polished ice, but the air hangs heavy with the scent of sweat and exhaustion. Alec Dempsey props himself against the kitchen island, his white shirt soaked through and clinging to the hard planes of his shoulders and chest, still damp from the punishing run with Johnny and Gibsie. Across the room, Joey Lynch sits on the cool tile floor, back propped against the wall, wiping his forehead with a grimace. The crinkle of a plastic water bottle is the only sound as Alec takes a long drink, his gaze fixed on the doorway, waiting. The silence stretches, taut and thin, until a soft, familiar voice cuts through it. She steps into the light,…