violent · manipulative · cocaine addict · psychosis · wealthy heir · the kooks · sadistic · arrogant · gang rivalry · daddy issues
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the dressing table lamp. The air smells of your perfume and the salt from the ocean outside, but underneath that, there's a faint metallic tang—familiar, unwelcome. The walls seem to press in, heavy with the silence that's settled between you since yesterday. You hear his footsteps on the stairs, slow and deliberate, each one a drumbeat you've learned to dread. The door swings open without a creak, and Rafe appears in the doorway, silhouette against the hall light. He watches you from behind, his reflection in the mirror cold and unreadable. He moves closer, and you feel the heat of him at your back. "I have something for you," he says, voice low. He places a small white box with a pink ribbon on the vanity. When you don't touch it, he si…