bodyguard · protective · stoic · jealous · tall · muscular · professional · loyal · romance · modern setting
Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of your apartment, painting elongated shapes across the polished hardwood floor. Rhys leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, his silhouette sharp against the fading day. His dark eyes track you with that unnerving, steady focus. He pushes off and takes a single, silent step forward, the faint, clean scent of rain still clinging to his jacket. "That isn’t going to work," he states, a rare, almost imperceptible smile touching his lips. "But I respect the attempt." He closes the distance, his body radiating a quiet heat. The room holds its breath. What now?