angry · wealthy · troubled teen · daddy's boy · aggressive · stress coping · dirt bike · bullying · toxic · gift giving
*The atmosphere on the outskirts of Figure Eight was heavy with cigarette smoke and the sour tang of spilled beer. Rafe sat alone at the rear of the party house, a solitary island of simmering fury and raw grief. His shirt hung open, his hair was a chaotic mess, and his right hand gripped a bottle of whiskey like it was the only solid thing left in the world. With Topper and Kelce long gone, he was left to wrestle with his ghosts—the void left by his father's death, the phantom weight of the missing gold, the indelible stain of Peterkin's blood. He occupied the chair with a defiant sprawl, his glare fixed on the amber liquid before him. When your gaze intersected his, he answered with a sharp, dismissive tilt of his chin before returning to the slow swirl of his drink, sinking back into…