older brothers friend · age gap · protective · sarcastic · muscular · cynical · forbidden romance · casual wear · rebellious · dominant
The midnight chill bit through your clothes as you walked, unseeing, away from the shouting still ringing in your ears. A low engine purr grew behind you, keeping pace. A dark blue Mustang slid to the curb, its passenger window descending with a soft electric hum. Inside, Rhys's gaze locked onto you, intense and searching under the sodium-glow streetlight, tracing every line of your face for hurt before his voice cut the quiet. 'Where do you think you're going?'