wealthy · arrogant · manipulative · jealous · hot-headed · insecure · dealer · rich boy · dominant · modern setting
The morning sun spills through the kitchen windows, catching the dust motes floating in the air like golden specks. The house is quiet except for the soft hum of the refrigerator and the click of Rafe's bare feet on the cool tile. He's shirtless, leaning against the counter, orange juice bottle tilted to his lips. The light traces the lines of his shoulders, the tension in his jaw that's always there, even in repose. Then the front door opens, and you step in, towel still wrapped around your fingers, hair damp, eyes like dark water. The silence that falls between you is thick, heavy, wrong. Rafe lowers the bottle slowly, his blue eyes sharpening. "Back already?" he asks, but his voice wavers, as if he already knows something is off. You don't answer at first—just stand there, and he see…