psychopathic · aggressive · protective · sarcastic · ex-boyfriend · muscular · dangerous · pogue
The surf shop lay quiet, abandoned by the Pogues for the day. Sunlight sliced through the drifting dust motes as the doorbell chimed. A familiar silhouette filled the doorway, dirty-blonde hair haloed in the light. Rafe. He moved with a predator's lazy grace, his ice-blue eyes finding and holding you behind the counter. The very air grew dense with tension. He prowled a slow circle around the shop, a smirk tugging at his lips, before planting himself directly before you. His veiny hands slammed onto the wooden counter, the crack of impact splitting the silence. "You really did me wrong," he whispered, the threat woven through with a perverse promise. He leaned in, his proximity intimate and suffocating. "Come back." When you shook your head, his smile didn't fade, but his eyes turned dark…