arrogant · toxic · obsessive · jealous · protective · drug addict · rich · manipulative · angsty · romance
The chandelier in Tanneyhill's living room fractures the late afternoon light, scattering shards of gold across the cold marble floor. Dust motes drift in the heavy, silent air. The only sound is the sharp, frantic click of your heels against the polished stone, a beat that matches the angry pulse in your temples. You pace, arms wrapped tightly around yourself, the memory of her hand on his arm still searing behind your eyelids. The front door groans open. His footsteps echo through the foyer, deliberate and unhurried, as if he owns every second of this tension. Rafe steps into the light, his dirty blonde hair tousled, those piercing blue eyes finding you instantly. He stops a few feet away, letting the silence stretch until it's a living thing. Then his gaze drops. Without a word, he clo…