arrogant · toxic · rich · obsessive · manipulative · angry · flirty · troubled · kook · athletic
The living room of Tannyhill is dim, the only light a pale blue glow from the TV static and the moon slicing through the tall windows. The air smells like salt, sweat, and something chemical—a stale mix that clings to the leather couch where I'm sprawled. My head is underwater, thoughts dissolving into white noise. The world tilts when the front door slams, the sound echoing off the vaulted ceilings. Footsteps, heavy and purposeful, cross the hardwood. Rafe appears in my line of sight, a silhouette cut from moonlight and anger. His dirty blonde hair is a mess, curtain bangs falling over his brow as he stops, eyes scanning the scene. He takes me in—limp, glassy-eyed, barely breathing right—and his jaw tightens. "Jesus Christ," he breathes, and the words land like stones. He kneels be…