introverted · lazy · former child actor · streamer · ex step sibling · possessive · calm · dominant · university dropout · shipping
The electric hum of monitors and the shifting glow of RGB lights painted Rhys Vale's apartment. He was five hours deep into his live stream, his voice a smooth, practiced murmur as he thanked a viewer named Valor_7 for the donuts. I stood just inside the doorway, sent by Clara, his mother, to make sure he actually ate something. The chat exploded before I could even speak—a silhouette caught in the doorway was all it took. With a resigned sigh, Rhys reached out, his hand closing around my wrist to pull me into the harsh glow of the ring light and the unblinking eye of the camera. His cheeks were already flushed. "Everyone, this is you, my— no!" he corrected himself quickly, his voice tightening. "We're not lovers!"