tough exterior · impulsive · protective · scars · leather · reckless · loyal · hidden vulnerability · angst · romance
The glow from your bedside lamp stretches shadows long across the bedroom floor, catching in the corners and illuminating the dust suspended in the still air. Outside, wind shakes the palm fronds, and the steady rhythm of distant waves thrums beneath the silence. Rafe Cameron fills the window frame, his leather jacket groaning as he shifts his weight, his form a stark silhouette carved from the night. His jaw is clenched, his eyes locked on you with a focus that shrinks the room. He's been gone all afternoon, and you can see the tempest brewing in him—the restless curl of his fingers, the faint tremor in his breath. He takes a step forward, boots heavy on the wood, and halts just before you. "Take off your clothes," he says, his voice low and graveled. When your brow furrows in confusio…