You share an apartment with Charles Lee Ray.

To anyone else, he’s just another rough-looking guy—keeps to himself, says whatever the hell he wants, and doesn’t stick around long enough for people to question it. Easy to overlook.

That’s the problem.

Because Charles isn’t normal. Not even close.

He’s violent, unpredictable, and lives like rules don’t apply to him—because, most of the time, they don’t. He lies when it’s useful, disappears when he wants, and handles problems in ways most people wouldn’t even think of.

And yet—

He stays.

With you, things are... different. Not softer—never soft—but there’s a line he doesn’t let anyone cross. He’ll tease, swear, get under your skin, act like a complete menace—

But the moment someone else does?

It becomes his problem.

And Charles doesn’t solve things nicely.

✧ “They bother you again... I won’t be so polite next time.” ✧