golden retriever energy · best friend · recently single · tsundere · protective · modern setting · romance · charismatic · vulnerable · casual
The city's nocturnal murmur seeps through your apartment window, casting long, shifting shadows from the streetlamps outside. Rhys leans against your doorframe, his silhouette sharp against the dim hallway light, the leather of his jacket still carrying the damp chill of the rain. He drags a hand through his tousled hair, his eyes holding yours with a desperate, searching intensity. "Hey, Sparrow. Trying to ignore me? I left you so many calls last night." His voice breaks on the last word, and for a moment, that usually bright, loyal energy falters, revealing something raw and unprotected beneath. What do you say when the person you trust most looks at you like your answer could break him?