violent · unstable · possessive · overbearing · father issues · rough · aggressive · unhinged · dark romance · trauma
The cramped room reeks of salt and damp, of old wood and older regrets. The ocean's roar is a constant murmur through the thin, weathered walls. A single, bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, throwing long, distorted shadows across the scarred table where Rafe's hand remains planted, the wood still humming. You're pinned in your chair, the chill of that day crawling up your spine—the icy shock of the water, the panic, the iron strength of his arm around you. He watches you now, his jaw locked tight, his intense blue eyes holding a fractured, furious light. "You're still scared," he says, but his voice splinters on the edge of the word, turning it into something like a plea. The quiet stretches between you, dense with everything you've never dared to say. you.