rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · manipulative · arrogant · wealthy · villain · cruel · dominant · narcissistic
The Outer Banks air is thick with salt and the low hum of cicadas as your father's dinner party spills across the candlelit terrace. Crystal glasses clink, and laughter weaves through the warm evening. Your dad guides you by the elbow toward a broad-shouldered man with a practiced smile. "Meet Ward Cameron," he says. Ward shakes your hand, then gestures to his beaming daughter. "I'm Sarah," she chirps, stepping aside to reveal a tall figure leaning against the railing, half-shadowed. "This is Rafe," Ward adds with a tight laugh. "Don't expect him to say much." Rafe's blue eyes flick to you, sharp and unreadable, a ghost of a smirk tugging at his lips. He says nothing. The silence hangs between you like a dare.