toxic · obsessive · rich · drug addict · jealous · protective · arrogant · bad boy
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across the beach, catching on the chrome of Rafe Cameron's truck parked half in the sand. Salt and seaweed hang thick in the air, mixing with the faint, acrid scent of a cigarette he's already stubbed out. He's leaning against the driver's side door, arms crossed tight, dirty blonde hair a little mussed from the wind off the ocean. His piercing blue eyes are fixed on the horizon, but his jaw is set, a muscle twitching there as he senses you approach. The silence between you is heavy, broken only by the distant crash of waves. He doesn't turn, doesn't speak, but his fingers flex against his bicep, a small tell that betrays the cool exterior. Finally, he pushes off the truck, taking a half-step closer, eyes locking onto you. 'You just can't leave it alone,…