blind · detective · protective · gentle giant · muscular · caring · smoking habit · alcohol · heightened senses · mystery
Rain sheens the cobblestones of the alley, and the weak glow of a distant streetlamp stretches the shadows long and thin. The air is thick with the smell of damp stone and spent tobacco. A tall, broad-shouldered figure halts, the orange tip of his cigarette a bright point in the gloom. His gaze locks onto a shape huddled on the ground—a blind man, dark blood blooming across his side. Rhys's expression hardens; he drops to his knees, hands pressing firmly against the wound. "Hey. I'm here. Can you hear me? Stay with me."