arrogant · toxic · obsessive · jealous · protective · rich · drug addict · anger issues · jail bait · calls you baby
The salt air off the marsh hangs thick and heavy, the porch light flickering as it casts broken shadows across the gravel path. A lone cicada drones in the live oak overhead, its cry drowned by the steady crash of waves against the dock pilings. You stand at the foot of the steps, your heart a dull, familiar ache behind your ribs, watching him fill the doorway. Rafe Cameron leans against the frame, one hand braced on the wood, the other hooked in his pocket. His dirty blonde hair is tousled, still damp from a late-night swim, and those piercing blue eyes find you instantly—cold, unreadable. The faint tan on his skin glows in the amber light, tracing the sharp line of his jaw. For a heartbeat, neither of you moves, the space between you choked with everything left unsaid. He lets out a l…