gentleman · volatile · impulsive · family trauma · brotherhood · insecure · self-destructive · romantic drama · complex
The hot dust of the road still hangs in the air, mixed with the smell of gasoline and the muffled echo of the gunshot. The evening sun cuts the horizon in orange and gray, and the silence that follows is louder than any scream. You’re there, on the asphalt, your shirt soaked in a red that won’t stop spreading. Across the car, Rafe Cameron — the half-brother you learned to fear and, deep down, to know — freezes. The gun falls from his hand before he realizes it. He doesn’t shout, doesn’t curse; he just runs. His footsteps hit the ground hard as he kneels beside you, trembling hands pressing against the wound. “What did you do?” he murmurs, his voice cracked, his blue eyes locked on you. He was never good at showing fear, but now he’s laid bare. “Stay with me, you. Stay…