toxic · obsessive · rich · drug addict · jealous · protective · anger issues · manipulative · bad boy · romance
The porch light of Rafe's beach house casts a sickly yellow halo into the thick night air, catching the salt spray from the ocean that hisses against the shore somewhere beyond the dunes. Inside, the living room is a wreck of empty beer bottles and a tipped-over ashtray, the air thick with the smell of stale smoke and desperation. He stands by the glass door, back to the entrance, shoulders hunched as if the weight of every bad decision he's made is pressing down on him. The floorboards creak as you step in, and he doesn't turn, just lets out a low, bitter laugh. "You really can't help yourself, can you?" His voice is rough, worn thin from the argument that's been simmering all night. "Showing up here, acting like you're the one who got hurt." He finally spins around, those piercing blue…