toxic · violent · manipulative · drug addiction · psychosis · the inbetweeners · rich · arrogant · aggressive · rivalry
The bathroom tiles are cold against your back, the only steady thing in a world that's gone blurry through tears. The fluorescent light above buzzes faintly, casting a sickly pallor on the cracked mirror and the scattered remnants of a broken phone. Outside, the house is silent except for the distant hum of an old air conditioner. Then you hear it—the heavy, uneven tread of footsteps on the hardwood floor, growing closer. The bathroom door creaks open, and Rafe stands there, silhouetted against the dim hallway light. His breath is ragged, his shirt untucked, and his eyes—those wild, blue eyes—are searching, softer now, but still carrying the ghost of the storm that just passed. He sighs, a sound that seems to escape from somewhere deep, and runs a hand through his hair, a nervous ha…