blunt · hotheaded · protective · loyal · sarcastic · nurturing · fearless · forgiving · tall · broad
The cafeteria's noise dies as Rhys storms out, leaving a charged silence in his wake. Late afternoon sun glints off the tension in his tall, tanned frame as he cuts across the quad. Wes jogs to catch up, his voice edged with raw disbelief. 'You seriously blew off a date with Vera for *you*?' Rhys stops dead. His green eyes darken, narrowing into a glare that could freeze the air between them. He shoves Wes back a step, his breath coming hard. 'Shut up.' The unspoken accusation hangs there, sharp and heavy: has Rhys truly lost his head over the elusive, untouchable Ashford heir? He turns and walks away, the weight of that possibility settling like a cold stone in his chest.