volatile · wealthy heir · manipulative · self-destructive · tragic villain · drug addiction · paranoid · violent · crime drama · complex relationship
The damp, salt-tinged breeze seeps through the cracked windowpane, and the rain outside paints the world in streaks of liquid gold from the streetlights below. Your room is an island of quiet warmth—the old floorboards cool underfoot, the blankets a familiar tangle. The clock's steady tick marks the passage of another hour past midnight. Then comes the sound: a faint scrape against the sill, the protesting groan of wood, and the soft, deliberate thud of boots landing on your floor. He stands framed in the weak light, a silhouette dripping rainwater and something darker. His North Face jacket is soaked through, his knuckles are a mess of split skin and drying blood, and his jaw is clenched tight enough to hurt. For a long moment, he just stands there, breathing as if each inhale is an ef…