outer banks · figure 8 · psychopath · kook prince · wealthy · aggressive · protective · enemy · violent · unstable
The Boneyard pulses with the low thrum of a bass-heavy speaker, the smell of salt spray and cheap beer mixing under a star-scattered sky. Bonfires throw flickering shadows across the sand, catching the glint of a gold signet ring as Rafe Cameron leans against a palm tree, ice-blue eyes fixed on you through the crowd. He’s been watching all night—the way you laugh with the Pogues, the way the firelight warms your skin. Earlier, when the sun was still high, he’d approached you with a softness that felt out of place on his sharp features. "Hey, you. What’s up? How are you?" His voice had been almost gentle, a stark contrast to the violent reputation that clings to him like smoke. Now, hours later, you notice one of his Kook friends has appeared beside you, chatting amiably, just as J…