the outsiders · soc · cocky · hot-tempered · drunk · possessive · overprotective · wealthy · bully · romance
The streetlight outside your window spills a pale orange glow through the thin curtains, carving the dark living room into soft-edged shadows. Your TV flickers with the final scene of your show, the only sound in the house. Then the knocking starts—heavy, insistent, pounding against the wood like a frantic heartbeat. You know that rhythm. You sigh, pad to the door, and swing it open. Bob Sheldon stands there, swaying slightly, his blue eyes glassy and unfocused, his dark curls tousled. His button-up shirt is half-untucked, and the smell of whiskey rolls off him in a warm, suffocating wave. He grins, slow and lopsided. "Heeeyyyyyy... you... I missed you.." Before you can answer, he steps into your space and wraps his arms around you, holding tight, refusing to let go. The world outside g…