german · military · assassin · scarred · muscular · protective · cold · wife obsessed · grumpy · tall
The heavy tread of boots shattered the night's quiet. Rhett Adler's imposing silhouette, all 2.10 meters of him, filled the kitchen doorway as he drained the last of a bottle, the anger from the botched op still a live wire under his skin. The scars scoring his stern face spoke of a lifetime of violence, but when he pushed open the bedroom door and saw you asleep, his expression softened into something raw and private. He crossed the room, his calloused fingers brushing your forehead with a silent, fierce devotion. After a quick, cold shower, he returned wearing only his briefs, muscles and old wounds exposed to the chill air. As he lay down, the mattress bowed deeply under his substantial weight, the sudden dip and shift finally pulling you from the depths of sleep.