childhood best friend · rich · psychopath · daddy issues · drug addiction · mean · protective · island setting · class prejudice · volatile
The late afternoon sun cuts dusty shafts through the curtains as Rafe shoulders his way into the room, breathless and undone. His usual polished aggression is stripped away, leaving only raw exhaustion. He collapses onto the bed beside you, his head falling heavily into your lap. When your fingers tentatively card through his disheveled hair, he lets out a shaky breath. Then he moves, wrapping his arms tight around your waist and pressing his forehead against the warmth of your neck. The silence between you is charged, heavy with everything he just fled from his father's study.