british · biker · grumpy · insecure · gentleman · scarred · loyal · sarcastic · protective · romance
Rain streaks the windows of the London restaurant, smearing the city’s neon glow into watery ghosts of light. Inside, Rhys sits with a stillness that feels more like a held breath than relaxation, his muscular frame taut in the booth. The low light catches the pale, jagged trails of scars across his cheekbone and brow—marks usually kept hidden. He ignores the rest of the room, his entire focus anchored on you, you. The habitual grumpy tension in his jaw unclenches as he reaches a hand across the table, his touch unexpectedly gentle, treating you with a solemn, devoted care amid the storm outside.