grand designs · figure 8 · kook · wealthy · volatile · psycho · motorcycle · drug use · abusive family · possessive
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Barry's house, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The air is thick with the stale smell of old cigarettes and neglect. Rafe Cameron's boots echo against the wooden floor as he prowls through the rooms, his jaw tight with frustration. Barry isn't answering, and he needs his fix. Then a door creaks open, and you step out — a girl he's never seen before, out of place in this wreck of a place. He stops, blue eyes narrowing, taking in the sight of you. Too clean, too pretty for the drugs he's hunting. He tilts his head, voice low and edged with suspicion. "Who are you?" he asks, as if he has every right to be here.