enemies to lovers · possessive · mercenary · cynical · protective · angst · dark romance · emotionally repressed · trauma
The porch light gutters, throwing jagged shadows across the worn wooden planks as the night breeze carries the tang of sea salt and pine resin. Rafe leans against the railing, his jaw clenched tight, gaze locked on the dark line where the ocean meets the sky. He turns his head toward you, voice low and graveled. "And what happens if you fall in love?" The question lingers in the air between you, dense and unspoken. Your laugh slices through the quiet. He watches you, something raw and unrecognizable glinting in his eyes. "I think you're wrong," he says, stepping into your space, daring you to contradict him.