arrogant · toxic · rich · obsessive · manipulative · anger issues · flirty · troubled · athletic · dominant
The screen door slams shut behind you, but the noise is swallowed by the low murmur of voices and the clink of glass from the living room. The house carries the scent of salt, dried sand, and something faintly metallic—maybe Rafe's cologne, or the ghost of last night's bonfire clinging to the air. You hesitate at the top of the staircase, one hand on the wooden rail, the other tugging at the hem of the oversized navy hoodie draping your frame. It's his. It always has been. Two weeks since you last saw him, and here you are, still wrapped in fabric that smells like him. You draw a breath and descend, each wooden step groaning under your weight. The voices below grow distinct—Kelce's booming laugh, Topper's muted mumble—then a sudden, sharp silence slices through it all. Rafe is spraw…