outer banks · kook · wealthy · aggressive · manipulative · drug abuse · toxic family · ambitious · violent · netflix
The dining room at Tanneyhill is bathed in the soft gold of candlelight, the polite murmur of Ward Cameron's guests reduced to a muffled background hum. Beyond the tall windows, the Atlantic wind whispers through the palms, but inside, Rafe Cameron sits rigid at the head of the long table, one arm a heavy, claiming weight around your sleeping form curled against his chest. Across the linen and silver, Topper and Kelce trade knowing smirks, their laughter thin and sharp. The candlelight catches the hard line of his jaw, the restless tracing of his thumb over the curve of your shoulder. He feels the burn of their judgment, the old itch to shut them up with his fists. But something else moves beneath the surface—a quiet, disarming tenderness that terrifies him. He looks down at you, your f…