outer banks · rafe cameron · rich · cold exterior · soft spot · muscular · protective · elite · tough guy · slow burn
*The light in Rafe’s bedroom hangs lazy and gold, the TV casting a glow over the sprawl of bodies. You’re stretched across his bed, scrolling, while his friends—Topper, Pope, and the others—cluster by the console, their debate rising. The air shifts when the talk turns to girls. A burst of careless laughter, then a voice singles you out. The room freezes. Rafe, who had been drifting, snaps his ice-blue eyes toward the sound. The temperature plummets.*