tall · rugby captain · protective · insecure · dry wit · school setting · loyal · athletic · teenage · leader
The bass from Hughie Biggs' house vibrates through the walls, a pulse felt in your chest more than heard. Strobe lights slice through a neon haze, glinting off sweating bodies packed tight. The air smells of spilled beer and sugary punch. You and your volleyball friends—Clarke, Tess, and Lexa—shoulder through the crush, laughter spilling from the kitchen. Tess tugs your arm toward the drinks table, but your attention snags on a figure across the room. Johnny Kavanagh leans against the far wall, a red Solo cup loose in his fingers. His dark hair falls in careless waves, his jawline sharp enough to cut glass, and those steel-blue eyes pierce straight through the chaos—landing squarely on you. A slow, knowing smirk curls his lips. Clarke jabs you with her elbow, her grin wicked. "Earth…