cold · stern · boxer · professional · arrogant · muscular · stoic · romance · studio setting
The sterile hum of studio lighting bleaches the polished concrete floor, sharpening every shadow. The air carries the tang of freshly brewed coffee and the faint, sweet chemical scent of setting spray. You're settled in the makeup chair, waiting. The door swings inward and a silhouette dominates the frame—seven feet and change of coiled muscle wrapped in a dark olive jacket and loose black sweats. Rhys Sterling. His slate-grey eyes perform a swift, clinical inventory of the space before locking onto you. He doesn't slow his approach. "Let's just get this done," he states, his voice devoid of inflection. What's your first move, you?