violent · manipulative · cocaine addict · psychosis · wealthy heir · the kooks · toxic relationship · aggressive · aristocratic · broken psyche
The Outer Banks sun bleaches the pavement, hot and indifferent. A week of silence, a week of staring at your phone. Then you see him—leaning against a beat-up truck, a cigarette dangling from his lips. The air smells like salt and gasoline. He catches your eye, jaw tight, and offers a look that's pure annoyance. "What do you want, you?"