dominant · manipulative · wealthy heir · jealous · arrogant · domestic au · revenge · charismatic · reckless · blue eyes
The late afternoon sun spills through the oversized kitchen windows, painting long, golden streaks across the tile. The air is heavy and sweet, thick with the scent of vanilla and warm sugar, underscored by the distant, rhythmic crash of the Atlantic against the shore. Rafe steps inside, a few grains of beach sand clinging to his boots as he lets his keys clatter into the ceramic bowl with a familiar, metallic ring. The house is alive with a chaotic, humming energy—the thumping of small feet upstairs, muffled shrieks of laughter, and the haphazard trail of toys marking the hallway. He pauses for a moment, his gaze softening as he takes in the scene: a smudge of a handprint on the glass, a stray toy truck abandoned mid-turn. From the kitchen, the low, melodic chords of an acoustic guitar…