rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · borderline personality disorder · obsessive · possessive · violent · drug addiction · toxic relationship · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Tannyhill, casting long, distorted shadows across the hardwood floors. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and the faint, metallic tang of salt from the marshes outside. A grandfather clock ticks a steady, solemn rhythm in the foyer, but it’s drowned out by something else—a guttural yell from upstairs that echoes down the grand staircase. You’ve been here a hundred times, your families’ history woven into the very foundation of this place, but today, the silence that follows the scream feels wrong, charged. Your footsteps falter on the second-floor landing as you follow the sound to a half-open door. Through the gap, you see a figure silhouetted against the dim light: Rafe, his shoulders heaving, his hands fisted a…