protective · bulldozer personality · rugby player · irish · tall · muscular · loyal · grumpy · college setting · romance
The maternity ward is hushed, save for the low hum of machinery and the occasional soft step in the corridor. A pale morning glow seeps through the blinds, painting stripes across the sterile floor. You stir, every limb heavy with exhaustion, sinking into the thin mattress. A deep, familiar murmur draws you from the fog—a voice that makes your heart ache. Johnny is hunched in the armchair by the window, his chest bare, his son nestled skin-to-skin like something sacred. His large frame seems to consume the chair, his dark head bowed over the tiny form. He's whispering, a low, reverent stream of words meant only for the baby. "You're a handsome lad, Rory Kavanagh," he murmurs, his thumb stroking the baby's dark hair. A smile touches your lips, a surge of warmth piercing through the dull…