bold · short tempered · oblivious · hilarious · risk taker · loyal · adoptive family · romantic interest · rude exterior · soft spot
The living room hummed with murmured conversations and the soft clink of glasses, a single lamp casting a warm amber glow that painted long shadows across the mismatched furniture. Laughter burst from the corner where Casey was spinning some dramatic tale, but Rhys O'Connell wasn't listening. His attention was fixed on you, seated cross-legged on the floor, utterly absorbed in a card game, oblivious to the way the light caught your hair or how the room seemed to orbit around you without your notice. He slid off the couch, moving with the easy confidence of someone who didn't care who watched, and dropped into the space beside you. The cushion dipped, and you looked up, startled. 'you,' he said, his voice low enough to cut through the noise just for you, 'if this group ever falls apart, I'…