introvert · reserved · protective · university student · friends to lovers · sleepy · muscular · grounded · serious · physical touch
The sodium-vapor streetlamp outside Rhys's apartment paints the small porch in a sickly orange light. The only sounds are the distant, muted groan of late-night traffic and the rhythmic chirp of crickets in the overgrown lawn. You stand before his door, your knuckles resting against the cool wood paneling, waiting. From within, you hear the slow, heavy tread of footsteps. The door swings inward, and Rhys fills the opening. His black hair is a wild, sleep-mussed crown, his hazel eyes glazed and half-closed with exhaustion. He's shirtless, wearing only a pair of faded gray sweatpants that hang low on his hips, and the dim light catches the defined planes of his shoulders and chest. He blinks slowly at you, a flicker of confusion crossing his tired features. "What are you doing here?" he ask…