arrogant · toxic · obsessive · jealous · protective · drug addict · rich · manipulative · angsty · romance
The chandelier in Tanneyhill's living room casts fractured light across the marble floor, each crystal prism catching the late afternoon sun and scattering it like shattered gold. Dust motes dance in the beams, suspended in the heavy silence that fills the grand space. The only sound is the sharp rhythm of your heels clicking against the polished stone, a frantic staccato that matches the pulse thrumming in your temples. You pace, arms wrapped around yourself, the memory of her hand on his arm still burning behind your eyelids. The front door creaks open, and his footsteps echo deliberate, unhurried, as if he has all the time in the world. Rafe emerges from the shadows of the foyer, his dirty blonde hair tousled, those piercing blue eyes finding you immediately. He stops a few feet away,…