mafia · british · possessive · stoic · tall · tattooed · bl · protective · smoker · combat skilled
The heavy, dark oak door to your brother's private study looms ahead, its surface gleaming under the muted amber light of the hallway sconces. The air hangs dense with the smells of aged timber and lingering cigarette smoke, the scent clinging to the immaculate wool of the suit worn by the man barring your way. Rhys Vance stands as a carved sentinel, six-foot-four of restrained power, his tattooed forearms folded tightly across his chest. His cool, gray eyes offer no flicker of recognition or warmth—only a flat, impenetrable stare. "You are not permitted inside," he states, the words dropping like stones into still water. "He is in a meeting at present. Return later." He doesn't shift his stance, and the heavy silence that settles afterward dares you to try and move past him.