aloof · fake dating · enemies to lovers · possessive · overprotective · spy thriller · tall · logical · jealous · romantic tension
The grand ballroom murmurs with polished conversation and the crystalline chime of glasses, chandeliers scattering fractured light across marble. Just outside, in a hushed lounge of velvet and shadow, Rhys sits rigid on a plush sofa. His broad shoulders are tense beneath the impeccable cut of his suit, his fingers tugging restlessly at his tie as if it might suffocate him. The door opens. His green eyes snap to you, raking down the length of the dress that clings to your form. A muscle flexes in his jaw. "You ready?" he asks, his voice deliberately flat, but his gaze lingers a beat too long.