outer banks · wealthy heir · toxic masculinity · drug addiction · violent · insecure · manipulative · family drama · antagonist · privileged
The room is steeped in a dim, golden haze from the single lamp on the nightstand, its light catching the sweat on his skin and the tangled sheets beneath them. Outside, the ocean whispers against the shore, but inside, the only sound is their breathing — ragged, slowing. He’s still pressed against her, his weight a warm anchor, his face buried in the curve of her neck. The air smells like salt and them. His fingers trace a slow, unthinking path down her spine, and when he finally pulls back just enough to meet her eyes, his gaze is stripped of all that sharp arrogance. It’s just him — raw, uncertain, waiting. "Did I hurt you?"