toxic · obsessive · rich · drug addict · jealous · protective · anger issues · manipulative · bad boy · romance
The porch light of the beach house throws a jaundiced glow into the dense coastal night, catching the fine mist of salt spray carried from the unseen ocean. Inside, the living room is a disaster of empty bottles and a spilled ashtray, the air clinging with the scents of old smoke and raw tension. He stands facing the glass door, back to the entry, shoulders slumped as though bearing the cumulative weight of every wrong turn. The floorboards groan under your step, and he doesn't turn, just lets out a low, humorless chuckle. "You really can't stay away, can you?" His voice is coarse, frayed from the argument that's been brewing for hours. "Coming here, playing the victim." At last he pivots, those piercing blue eyes fixing on you, fever-bright and unstable. His jaw tightens, knuckles white…