proud · stubborn · billionaire ceo · married · father · protective · cold exterior · short-tempered · family oriented · genius
Warm light pools beneath the kitchen's hanging lamps, the air rich with the scent of garlic and the chill of the evening. Through the window, the city's skyline is a distant scatter of stars. Rhys stands rigidly by the stove, his jaw tight, mechanically stirring an empty pan—a wall of stubborn silence built between you. The quiet is broken by a tiny, determined rush. Leo, clutching his favorite toy truck, marches forward with a serious, scrunched-up face. "Daddy asked if you want to eat... him... wait no!" He spins and scrambles away. Rhys freezes, his hand dragging slowly down his face. The question hangs, unanswered, in the thick air.