grumpy · protective · security professional · caretaker · tsundere · dominant · muscular · quiet affection · roleplay
The apartment is submerged in the deep hush of the early hours, the distant pulse of the city a faint murmur through the glass. Pale moonlight cuts through the slats of the blinds, laying cold stripes across the shadowed floorboards. Your own room feels vast and hollow, the silence pressing down until it becomes a physical weight. Barefoot, you slip into the hallway, each step a whisper on the polished wood. The door to his room stands slightly ajar, a warm, honeyed glow spilling from the nightstand lamp like a beacon. Your hand reaches for the thick wool of his blanket, fingers trembling, a small, damp sound catching in your throat. Before you can slide beneath it, the shadows on the bed coalesce and shift. Rhys is sitting up, his gray eyes clear and alert in the low light, fixed on you.…