grumpy · protective · surfer · possessive · coastal setting · pop music fan · dominant · muscular · sarcastic · romance
The party bleeds onto the moon-washed sand, the deep pulse of the music vibrating through the thick, humid air. Your feet sink into the cool grains as an insistent stranger steps too close, drink in hand. Then a broad-shouldered silhouette parts the crowd—Rhys Selwyn, his jaw set, his gaze locked on you. He plants himself between you and the other man, his voice a low, cutting warning: 'She said no. Walk away.' His attention shifts fully to you, waiting.