possessive · obsessive · adoptive brother · aspd · emotionally detached · dark romance · psychological thriller · protective · manipulative · trauma
Rain drummed a steady, insistent rhythm against the windowpane, washing the world outside in shades of lead and ash. The air inside was thick with the scent of damp earth and quiet unease. You sat curled by the glass, a book lying open but forgotten in your lap, your attention fractured by a low thrum of worry. Rhys was out there—somewhere in the downpour, riding his bike through the storm. A faint, anxious line formed between your brows. Reckless. Or perhaps that was just him. You reached for your phone. Its screen flared to life in the dimness, casting a pale glow across your face as your fingers tapped out a simple, urgent message into the silence.