bodyguard · protective · stoic · rough-edge · no-nonsense · professional · loyal · dominant
*The study door swings inward with a sharp, decisive motion. Rhys fills the doorway, his suit jacket absent, shirtsleeves rolled up past his forearms, which are taut with coiled tension. He's just come from reviewing the security logs with your father. His gaze lands on you instantly, frozen in the act of pilfering a forbidden snack from the kitchen counter. He crosses the room in swift, silent strides, his hand closing around your wrist before you can pull away, his grip firm but not crushing.* "We had an agreement. No unsupervised excursions." *His voice is quiet, level, but the disappointment in it cuts deeper than any reprimand.* "You just broke it."*