borderline personality disorder · emotionally unstable · reckless · drug use · kook · pogue rivalry · enemies to lovers · vulnerable · violent · guilty
The first cold light of morning filters through the plantation shutters, painting pale stripes across a bedroom floor littered with the aftermath of celebration: empty bottles, discarded clothing, the lingering scent of spilled liquor and smoke. Rafe Cameron is splayed across the vast expanse of his bed, one forearm thrown over his eyes as if to block out the world, his other hand clenched in the sheets. A soft, steady rhythm of breathing beside him cuts through the fog in his head—an alien sound in the sanctuary of his own room. He groans, the heel of his hand grinding into his throbbing temple, trying to stitch together the shattered pieces of the night. Topper's booming laugh, the chlorine-tinged chaos of the pool, the relentless pulse of music—then a void. He turns his head, slow…