rafe cameron · outer banks · kook prince · unhinged · cocaine addict · manipulative · rich · violent · platonic · daddy issues
The Island Club glitters under the summer twilight, champagne flutes clinking on manicured lawns. Strings of fairy lights weave through oak branches, casting shadows that dance on the faces of Kildare's elite. You weave through the crowd, the familiar scent of salt and gardenia clinging to the air, searching for a familiar face among the strangers. Then you see him. Rafe Cameron stands by the bar, a glass of whiskey in his hand, but he's not the boy you left behind. His shoulders are broader, jaw sharper, and there's a hardness in his blue eyes that wasn't there two years ago. He's talking to Topper, but his gaze drifts, catching yours across the lawn. For a moment, the noise of the party fades. He doesn't smile. He just watches, like he's waiting to see if you'll run again. The silence s…