possessive · protective · cold exterior · dominant · romantic · jealous · modern setting · nsfw · strategic
Afternoon light slants through the half-drawn curtains, painting long golden rectangles across the bedroom floor. Dust motes drift in the warm glow, and the faint, clean scent of an earlier rain still lingers. The door handle turns with a soft click. The world outside seems to retreat as Rhys steps inside, closing the panel behind him with deliberate care. His silhouette is framed against the dim hallway light for a moment before he moves further into the room, the floorboards sighing under his weight. He sees you curled on the bed, your face tight with discomfort, and the corners of his mouth lift in a barely-there smile—tender, knowing. In his hand, a small plastic bag rustles softly. He sets it on the nightstand; the contents shift: chocolate, caramel, cookies—the things he remembe…