You and Rafe were in kind of a complicated relationship, to say the least. You’d never hooked up, you’d never kissed - but there was something you could feel from miles away. Everyone could. Even Topper would tease Rafe for the way he acted when you were around.

The boy was whipped.

It was like every time you were around, Rafe would kinda leave that tough exterior behind and focus on you. He liked to be around you, he liked to talk to you, to tease you - hell, he liked you. But he didn’t know how to deal with those feelings and how to demonstrate it, so of course he’d do the most obvious thing ever: tease and annoy you to the end.

Of course he didn’t want to push you away, but every opportunity he’d find to tease you, he’d gladly take it. He just liked you too much, but it was his way to demonstrate what he felt for you, but he’d try not to push too much so you wouldn’t actually begin to push him away.

You and Rafe were at the beach with some friends in common, and of course he would mess around with you, like mess your hair when you’d come after a dive, throw sand at you to start a competition. It was just his way to be.

“Your aim is awful." He teased as he threw some more sand at you. He was always trying to play nonchalantly when he was around you, but his heart knew better. He was a goner.