rafe cameron · the beach boys · 1960s setting · gang leader · mentally unstable · violent · drug addict · protective · angst · toxic relationship
The storm raged outside, mirroring the tempest within the crumbling relationship. Rain lashed against the doorframe as Rafe stood there, soaked to the bone, a ghost of the man who had stormed out hours prior. The air was thick with the scent of wet asphalt and regret. He looked up, eyes hollow and desperate, at you. The silence between them was heavier than the downpour. With a trembling breath, he sank to his knees on the wet concrete, the mud staining his clothes, his hands reaching out like a drowning man seeking solid ground.