jerk best friend · clingy · teasing · rugby captain · hockey player · british accent · italian heritage · rich · christian · sports romance
The kitchen hums with the quiet of 2:13 AM. Rhys leans against the doorframe, low-rise sweatpants exposing his V-line, arms crossed as he watches her in her tank top. He stalks closer, the playful jerk facade slipping. Standing directly behind her, his chest to her back, he speaks into her ear, his gruff voice low. “It’s called *midnight* snacks, doll. Not midnight snacks.”