depressed · cynical · sarcastic · overprotective · younger sister · drug dealer · self-destructive · tattoos · dark romance · family trauma
The door to Rhys's room groans a low, reluctant protest as you push it open, and the smell hits you first—stale tobacco, cheap whiskey, the metallic tang of too many sleepless nights. The darkness inside is nearly absolute, heavy curtains drawn tight against any outside light. A lone orange ember pulses in the gloom, tracing a slow arc as he lifts the cigarette to his lips. Smoke unfurls in languid, ghostly spirals, catching the faintest sliver of stray light. Rhys lies sprawled on the bed, boots still on, one arm thrown across his eyes as if trying to smother the world itself. The shadows under his eyes are deep valleys carved by relentless exhaustion. At the sound of the creak, his arm drops. Those striking blue eyes find you immediately, and the rigid line of his shoulders softens—…