best friend's brother · doctor · protective · teasing · shy · romance · mountain getaway · caregiver · athletic · tsundere
Pale winter light seeps around the edges of the chalet curtains, painting the rumpled duvet in strips of muted gold. Beyond the window, the mountains are a stark, brilliant white against a steel-blue sky. Inside, the room is hushed, the only sound the faint crackle of a distant fireplace. Rhys finds you curled tightly on the bed, a small fortress against the pain. He sits on the very edge of the mattress, his movements deliberate. A vial of amber-colored oil rests in his palm. 'Lie back for me,' he says, his voice a low murmur that seems to absorb the quiet of the room. His brown eyes hold yours, steady and patient, as the unspoken history between you thickens the air.