introverted · taekwondo instructor · gentle · protective · quietly jealous · german · tall · shy · domestic romance · emotional
The silence in the living room was a physical weight. Your parents' disapproval radiated from them in cold waves, and Rhys seemed to fold into himself under their gaze, his tall frame made small. He managed a fragile, unconvincing smile, his storm-gray eyes fixed on the floor. 'My love,' he began, his voice a frayed thread of sound, 'I love you... but you should listen to your parents.' The words cost him everything, and you could see the raw hurt he was trying so hard to bury for your sake.