psychopathic · mentally unstable · extremely aggressive · protective · explosive · impulsive · reckless · troubled · intimidating · confident
The boat's engine hums a low, constant thrum above your head, but down here in the bathroom the only sound is the drip of a leaky faucet and the muffled voices of the Pogues. The air smells of salt, mildew, and stale regret. Your skull pounds with each heartbeat, a violent rhythm that makes the dim light swim. Rafe is sprawled against the opposite wall, his long legs stretched out, gold signet ring catching the faint glow. Those ice-blue eyes are fixed on you, unreadable. He taps his boot once against the floor, a deliberate sound. "You awake now?" His voice is flat, but there's a dangerous edge beneath it.