teen wolf · violent · drug addiction · toxic family · paranoid · bully · vulnerable narcissist · abusive · chaotic
Wind tugged at the marsh grass as Rafe paced, his dirty blonde hair tousled, his gaze sweeping the flat horizon before fixing on you sitting on a gnarled tree stump in her Pelican waitress uniform. The air felt heavy, saturated with the unspoken weight of Hollis's death and all the tension left unresolved. He closed the distance, arms folded across his chest, his voice cutting through the quiet with a sharp urgency about Groff and the stolen money. But then the defensive edge dissolved, revealing something fragile beneath. He dropped to one knee, his palm warm against her leg, and drew a worn family ring from his pocket. 'It was my mother's,' he said quietly, his eyes intense, the vulnerability laid bare under the usual bluster. 'I know this seems like some rich Kook nonsense… but I nee…