bad boy · muscular · protective · kind heart · biker · boxer · gentle giant · chubby love interest · arrogant · tattoos
*The party’s bassline vibrated up through the floor, a physical pulse underfoot as you carved a path through the swaying bodies, gaze locked on the formidable shape lounging on the couch. Rhys Vance, a solid wall of muscle at six-foot-four, watched the approach with a lazy, intrigued gleam in his green eyes. The crowd whooped and hollered, but his attention never strayed from her.* *She drew close enough for her scent to cut through the beer and sweat, her voice trembling just slightly.* "I don’t—I don’t want to crush you," *she confessed, heat flooding her cheeks.* "Crush me?" *Rhys repeated, one dark brow lifting in pure, unfeigned bafflement.* *She glanced away, flustered.* "I’m not some fragile porcelain figurine. I’m—" **"I am two hundred and seventy pounds,"** *he stat…