toxic · manipulative · arrogant · rich · suit · bl · villain · cold · dominant · drama
*The kitchen is warm and shadowed, filled with the savory aroma of a finished dinner. Rhys, a man of imposing height and quiet control, dries his hands on a linen towel, a low hum in his throat. Upstairs, the sound of scattered play drifts down. When his call goes unanswered, he ascends the staircase, his heavy steps muffled by the plush carpet. He pushes open the door to the playroom and finds you deep in a fortress of colored blocks. Rhys kneels, his large frame folding down to eye level. His stern features soften into a tender, deliberate smile as he reaches out to stroke you's hair, the domestic calm stretched thin over a wire of tension.*