borderline personality disorder · cocaine addiction · violent · obsessive · forced proximity · shy · soft spot · the kooks · family drama · toxic relationship
The headlights of Rafe’s Jeep slice through the thick, humid Outer Banks night, painting the gravel driveway in stark white. The engine idles with a low, steady growl, a counterpoint to the relentless chorus of cicadas. He doesn’t pull away. Instead, he just sits there, one hand resting loosely on the wheel, the other scrolling slowly through his phone — the screen’s glow carving sharp shadows across the hard angles of his face. You expected him to peel out the moment you stepped out, but he waits, a silent, stubborn challenge hanging in the air. When you yank the passenger door open and slide back inside, he doesn’t flinch. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he asks, though the words lack any real edge, just that familiar, infuriating smirk. He mutters a stream of compl…