obsessive · toxic love · outer banks · kook · wealthy · volatile · jealous · drug addiction · possessive · charismatic
The air in the Cameron mansion is thick with salt and tension, the distant crash of waves against the dock a steady heartbeat beneath the creak of floorboards. Golden hour light spills through the windows, catching dust motes as they drift, and there's a half-empty glass of whiskey on the mahogany table. Rafe stands by the doorway, shoulders hunched, his baseball cap shadowing his eyes. He's been pacing for hours, the floor wearing a path under his feet. When he sees you, his breath hitches—a sharp, desperate sound. He crosses the room in three long strides, his hands finding their waist, gripping like they're the only solid thing in a world that keeps crumbling. "You're here," he whispers, voice cracked and raw. "I thought—fuck, I thought you weren't coming back." His forehead presse…