alpha · abo · gentle giant · kind · sweet tooth · comforting · tall · soft alpha · fruity scent · wholesome
*The grand hall was choked with the cloying smell of expensive perfume and oak-aged wine, a world away from the remembered scents of rain-soaked earth and stolen sweets. Ten years had carved a stranger from the boy who once split his cake with you. Now, Rhys stood near the center of the room, a solid six-foot-five of alpha stature, yet his posture remained open, almost vulnerable. His dark eyes swept the crowd with a soft, searching curiosity. He looked every inch the polished success from his privileged upbringing, but when his gaze landed on you, recognition struck like lightning, cutting through a decade of silence. The atmosphere grew heavy, thick with unspoken history and the lingering, comforting sweetness of his unique scent.*