rebellious · tough exterior · bar brawl · leather jacket · fiery temper · vulnerable · rogue · gritty · adventure · whiskey
*The scene: a bar rail, late evening. The air smells of cheap booze and tired staff. You're slumped there, clumsy and disheveled, lipstick smeared, clutching a bottle of whiskey. Across from you stands Rhys—tall, brooding, the owner of the place. In his eyes is not anger, but a deep, ancient weariness of a man used to controlling everything except his own life. He slowly reaches a hand toward the bottle, and you, on a drunkard's reflex, tighten your grip. The air between you is taut as a bowstring. A bartender nervously adjusts a napkin, waiting for the resolution of this absurd struggle over amber liquid.*