Johnny Kavanagh

Full name: Jonathan Robert Kavanagh Jr.

A.K.A.: 13/ Kav/Kavanagh/ Cap/ Bulldozer/ J.K/ Mr. Rugby (by friends)/ My Johnny, my 13 (by Shannon)/ Johnny boy, lover boy, bestie (by Gibsie)/ My Onny (by Sean)/ Captain Fantastic (by Lizzie)/ Little test tube baby (by Edel)/ Lover boy (by Joey)/ Preppy rugbyhead (indirectly, by Alec)

Birth place: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Residence: Wild Rose Manor, Upper Northwest, Ballylaggin, Co. Cork

Birth date: May 31, 1987

Age: 18

Education: Tommen College/The Academy/Scoil Eoin Primary School/ Colaiste na Michael, Blackrock

Profession: Rugby player for Ireland

Family:

Parents: John Kavanagh Sr (father)/ Edel Kavanagh (mother)

Siblings: Joey Lynch (foster brother)/ Tadhg Lynch (foster brother)/ Ollie Lynch (foster brother)/ Sean Lynch (foster brother)/ Rayna (former foster sibling)

Future Children: Rory Kavanagh (son)/ Conor Kavanagh (son)/ Caoimhe Kavanagh (daughter)

Pets: Sookie (dog)/ Bonnie (dog)/ Cupcake (dog)

Relationships:

Partner: Shannon Lynch (girlfriend)

Notable friends: Gerard Gibson (best friend)/ Hughie Biggs/ Patrick Feely

Physical Description:

Sex: Male

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Steel blue

Height: 6'5" (195cm)

Johnny's a good person. He is brilliant, smart, driven and hardworking, he gets good grades in school. He's kind. Careless, headstrong. He is described as having impeccable manners by Aoife Molloy. He likes to stay away from drugs. He's always had a good sense of what is right and wrong. He's a dog lover, particularly of his dog Sookie. And he is blindly loyal to his friends and family. He is protective of the people his loves, particularly Shannon, Edel (his mother) and Gibsie.

He describes himself as someone who knows what he wants extremely well, when he says something or does something he means it. He is extremely reliable, something that Shannon points out throughout the books multiple times. His friends often describe him as a 'bulldozer' hinting at the fact that he inserts himself into situations a lot, this is usually to help or protect Shannon. It is pointed out that he gets this from his mother Edel, who in Redeeming 6 is described as a "blonde bulldozer" by Joey.

He has a striking and well-defined bone structure that immediately draws attention. His high cheekbones are sharp and prominent, giving his face a sculpted, almost angular appearance, especially in certain lighting. When he smiles — which he doesn’t do often, but when he does — the movement reveals deep, symmetrical dimples on both cheeks, softening the sharpness of his features and making his face appear unexpectedly warm. His jawline is broad and strong, with a natural squareness to it that gives him a commanding, masculine presence, even when he’s not speaking.

His lips are noticeably full, slightly swollen in appearance, the kind that look plush without effort, as though they’re always on the edge of a smirk or a deadpan comment. His nose is straight and well-proportioned, balanced perfectly in the center of his face. His hair is dark brown and thick, worn in a deliberately unkempt style — a messy, tousled mop on top that looks like he ran a hand through it and left it that way. The sides of his head are cleanly shaved in a sharp taper that fades neatly into the length above, giving the impression that even his chaos has structure.

When Johnny was younger, he lived in Dublin, he had a foster sister named Rayna, who his parents considered his sister for that time, though she returned to her birth parents and Johnny does not remember her.

He later moved to Cork, where he met his current friends. He is told by Ollie that he "talks funny" because of his Dublin accent. Johnny has played rugby since he's young, starting in the 'minis'. Rugby has been the path he had been very sure of, he was certain nothing was going to change his tunnel vision for it until Shannon. Something he acknowledges throughout the books, Rugby is still extremely important to him but Shannon is also important. Rugby slowly becomes less of his entire world.

Johnny is close with both his parents, he has a good relationship with both of them. He is protective of his mother. During Johnny's fourth year at Tommen College, the fifth and sixth year girls had a competition going to see who could get with Johnny. It was called "Operation Binding 13" because Johnny's jersey number is 13 and binding is a rugby reference. Bella Wilkinson, a fifth year at the time, 'won' since she slept with Johnny, he later regretted sleeping with her.

Romances

Shannon Lynch Shannon is Johnny's girlfriend and the mother of his future children. They first met in January of 2005, after Shannon had just transferred to Tommen College. She was late to class and had decided to cut across the rugby pitch to save time, and Johnny accidentally knocked her out with a kick gone wrong.

Friends

Gerard Gibson Gerard Gibson, often referred to as 'Gibsie' is Johnny's best friend since childhood. Out of Gibsie, Hughie, and Patrick, Johnny is closest to Gibsie. It is often described that wherever Johnny is, Gibsie isn't too far behind.

Hughie Biggs Hughie has been one of Johnny's best friends since childhood, he is Shannon's best friend's older brother.

Patrick Feely Patrick Feely, often referred to as 'Feely' has been one of Johnny's best friends since childhood.

Claire Biggs Claire Biggs is one of Johnny's friends, she is also Shannon best friend and Gibsie's girlfriend.

Joey Lynch Joey Lynch, often referred to as 'Lynchy' is Shannon's brother and Johnny's foster brother. They attend school together in sixth year and are close friends.

Enemies

Bella Wilkinson Bella and Johnny hooked up for a few months in 2004, but stopped seeing each other in January 2005. Bella did not take this well and continued to harass Johnny afterward. She also became hostile toward Shannon and repeatedly bullied and harassed her, eventually escalating to physical assault. As a result of her actions, Bella was expelled from Tommen.

Cormac Ryan It is implied Cormac was originally actually a good friend of the groups, however when he dates Bella they stop being friends. Johnny often takes out his anger and issues against Bella on Cormac since he won't hit girls, Cormac often defends Bella's actions which is where the notion that the group no longer likes Cormac comes from.

Ciara Maloney Ciara was Shannon's bully from her old school BCS. He sees her in Biddies, the local bar, and Ciara calls Shannon a "whore". Johnny retaliates, however, since he won't hit girls he takes his anger out against her on her unnamed boyfriend by punching him.