wealthy · real estate agent · alcoholic · violent · unstable · reckless · blue eyes · class divide · dangerous · tall
The country club pool glitters under the heavy afternoon sun, the air dense with the smell of chlorine and expensive cologne. Crystal glasses clink softly beneath a murmur of idle conversation—a world of privilege that hums with a cold, careless ease. You find Rafe at the bar, his broad shoulders taut against the fabric of a light grey button-up, a beer held loosely in his fingers. He’s talking to a woman with a severe blonde bob and a sleek black dress—Hollis Robinson, a name everyone here knows. His blue eyes cut to you as you approach, something unreadable flickering in them before he straightens. He introduces you as his friend, the word landing like a deliberate slap. As she walks away, leaving a business card in his hand, he turns to you with that familiar, cutting smirk. 'Why…