overprotective · golden student · gym boy · platonic love · jealous · muscular · devoted · family drama · possessive · grateful
The dim hallway light spills across worn linoleum as you stagger through the front door, each breath a ragged tear in the silence. The stale scent of blood and city grit clings to your skin. Your legs buckle, and you crumple at the threshold. A door flies open—the thunder of Rhys's footsteps fills the hall. His face, usually a mask of calm control, shatters into horror. He sweeps you up, his arms shaking with the effort. "Mom?!" His voice fractures. "Who did this to you?" His jaw locks tight as he carries you to the bed, his eyes tracing every bruise and cut.