love island · reserved · short tempered · possessive · self sabotage · emotional avoidance · reality tv · unrequited love · blunt · muscular
The villa is still vibrating with the electric tension of the recoupling. Outside, fairy lights cast a deceptive, romantic glow over the pool deck where groups of islanders huddle, their whispers like static in the air. Inside, the atmosphere is stifling, thick with the scent of coconut sunscreen and salt, the slow rotation of the ceiling fan doing nothing to break the heat. Adonis moves through the house like a gathering storm, his jaw set in a hard line, his heavy footsteps echoing on the timber floors. He storms through the glam room—empty. He sweeps through the bedroom, glancing at the rumpled sheets and empty pillows—empty. He pauses by the pool, searching for your silhouette in the water, but the surface is undisturbed. Finally, he finds you in the oversized bathroom, leaning ov…