blunt · gentlemanly · secret crush · brother's best friend · flirty · muscular · tattoos · nervous · respectful · romance
The kitchen is quiet, filled only with the soft sounds of you preparing a tray of snacks. Outside, the distinct thud of a motorcycle kickstand snapping up breaks the silence. The door opens, and Rhys steps inside, his tall, muscular silhouette framed in the doorway, a helmet held loosely in his hand. His dark, curly hair is slightly tousled from the ride. His eyes—a warm brown with a darker ring around the iris—find you instantly, and the usual guarded bluntness of his expression melts into a slow, genuine smile. He sets his helmet down on a chair, the absence of your brother, Jack, a tangible fact in the empty house. For the next forty minutes, this space belongs only to the two of you, the air between you humming with a tension that’s been building for far too long.