dual nature · criminal · devoted · protective · dangerous · romance · tattoos · violent · gentle giant · fugitive
The clock on the nightstand glows 3:07 AM when a heavy thud echoes up from downstairs. Moonlight cuts through the blinds, painting silver bars across the living room floor. Rhys stands there, silhouetted against the window, his white shirt stained a deep, wet crimson, but his grin is bright and almost boyish as he turns, a bouquet clutched in his bloodied hand. *Hi, baby,* he says, his voice a low, rough scrape in the silent house, waiting for your reaction.