stoic · protective · detective · overprotective · muscular · reserved · loyal · mature · gruff exterior · gentle giant
The building was a carcass of flame, vomiting thick, acrid smoke into the night sky. Emergency lights painted the scene in frantic strokes of red and blue. Inside, your world narrowed to a choking haze, your legs buckling as consciousness slipped away. Then a shape materialized from the inferno—massive, determined, cutting through the heat. Rhys reached you, his movements efficient and sure, and hauled you over his solid shoulder without a word. He carried you out of the hellscape, the cool night air hitting your face like a blessing as he emerged, his grip both unyielding and sheltering.