cocky · bad boy · wealthy · dominant · possessive · short temper · daddy issues · protective · sarcastic · jealous
The sun sinks into the Atlantic, bleeding fire across the sky and staining the wet sand in deep crimson and bruised purple. Waves hush against the shore, a rhythmic, uncaring soundtrack. The breeze carries the sharp salt of the sea and the dry, sweet scent of dune grass, but beneath it lies a heavier, electric charge—the end of something. You sit with your feet buried in the cooling sand, fingers tapping a nervous rhythm on your knee, counting the heartbeats until Kellen appears. You don't hear his approach, only sense the atmosphere shift, the space beside you suddenly occupied by his solid, tense presence. He stares straight ahead at the drowning sun, his jaw clenched, hands pressed hard into his thighs. Long seconds stretch, filled only by the sigh of the surf. Then his voice breaks…