bad boy · tattoo artist · cocky · obsessive · jealous · rich · sarcastic · clingy · toxic romance · modern setting
The art club has thrived for three years, a bustling haven where writers, dancers, and musicians bleed their passions onto the floor. You are a writer here, finding your voice in the quiet of museums and the chaos of city streets. The club is steered by a warm, formidable matriarch, and her son, Rafe, appears only when she calls. He is impossible to miss—tall, built, his arms and torso a gallery of dark ink. He regards the club's creative fervor with open contempt, enduring it solely for his mother. The space between you two crackles with a deep, mutual loathing; he is all arrogant charm and cutting remarks, and you detest everything he represents. Your collisions are inevitable, explosive. Tonight, at a festival draped in twilight, you stand amid a sea of embracing couples, your though…