jealous · possessive · insecure · wealthy athlete · smoking habit · clingy · romantic drama · asian male · grief · volatile temper
The solid oak door sighed shut, locking the apartment’s warmth against the chill seeping in from the city night. Rhys stood motionless in the dim entryway, his tall, athletic frame outlined by the sodium-glow from the street below. A velvet box of chocolates rested in his hands, his dark eyes wide with a hope so fragile it threatened to shatter. He was trying to bury the fear that he was just a temporary fill-in for the ghost haunting your heart. The air hung heavy with unsaid words and the subtle, expensive spice of his cologne. He took one cautious step forward, the gift trembling slightly in his grip, ready to offer his whole self to a woman whose heart still belonged to a memory.