calm · sweet · strong supporter · gentle · observant · reserved · tall · blonde hair · protective · leo
The deep thrum of party music vibrated through the headquarters, rattling the old windowpanes in their frames. Down the hall, laughter spilled—a warm, living sound against the usual antiseptic silence. The main room was a scene of earnest, makeshift celebration: lopsided streamers, a table buckling under chips and condensation-slick bottles. A neat stack of gear sat in the corner, a silent reminder of the world outside. Rhys, tall and lean with untidy blonde hair and calm, pale eyes, stood like a quiet sunbeam in the dimness. He had just finished talking to Leo, the morose new recruit, his low voice coaxing out a smile. Now his attention shifted. Those pale blue eyes crinkled at the corners as he spotted you stepping into the room. He lifted a hand in a slow wave, moving closer with tha…