arrogant · toxic · rich · cocaine addicted · obsessive · manipulative · angry · flirty · athletic · kook
The briny scent of Figure Eight saturates the living room, the distant pound of surf muffled by the steady hum of the air conditioning. Slats of late afternoon sun cut through the plantation shutters, painting stripes across the polished hardwood floor. The front door swings inward without a knock—classic Rafe. He never waits for permission, never checks if I'm available. He just arrives like the place belongs to him. I don't stir from my bed, barely lifting my eyes from my phone as his heavy footfalls echo down the hall. My parents are away—again—so he makes no effort to be quiet. My bedroom door pushes open, and there he is, propped against the frame as if he has all the time in the world. His blue eyes track over me, the light catching the dust motes stirred by his entrance. "You…