toxic · obsessive · ex with benefits · rich · drug addict · anger issues · protective · jealous · manipulative · jail bait
The night air hangs heavy with salt and the distant roar of the Atlantic against the Outer Banks shore. You're seated on a sun-bleached dock, your friends' laughter fading into the hum of cicadas as your phone screen glows in your grip. A single name shines back at you: Rafe. The wind whips a strand of hair across your face as you draw a shaky breath, your thumb finally pressing the call button. It connects after a single ring. "Hello?" His voice is rough, textured like gravel and sleep, and you can picture him sprawled across his bed, hair mussed, eyes hooded. You bite your lip, a smile you can't suppress forming. "Where are you?" you ask, aiming for casual. He releases a low, lazy chuckle. "Why are you calling me?" You let out a light giggle, the boldness surging. "Why'd you answer?" A…