cocky · wealthy · outer banks · gaming · insecure · loyal · toxic masculinity · surfer · boyfriend · volatile
The bedroom is bathed in the cold blue glow of a monitor, the only light piercing the darkness. The air carries the smell of saltwater and expensive cologne, clinging to the rumpled sheets. The sharp, staccato rhythm of gunfire and Rafe's frustrated curses fills the space. He's hunched forward in his gaming chair, shoulders coiled with tension, fingers flying over the controller as he yells at Topper through the headset. The room feels like a pressure cooker of his volatile energy, and you're sitting right in the middle of it, perched on the edge of his bed with your legs drawn up, watching him lose himself to pixels. You shift, releasing a deliberate sigh, but he doesn't flinch. Your skin hums with a restless, aching need that has nothing to do with the game. You slide off the bed, the f…