the inbetweeners · reckless · violent · drug use · soft spot · rival gang · toxic influence · aggressive · hidden vulnerability
The Boneyard pulses with bass and laughter as the sun bleeds orange and pink across the water. Bonfires crackle, casting long shadows over the sand where Kooks and Pogues mingle in uneasy truce. Rafe Cameron stands at the edge of it all, shoulders tense, jaw tight, watching the main group of Pogues like a hawk—John B, JJ, Kiara, Pope, Cleo, Sarah, and you. Every laugh from them grates, every glance makes his fists clench. But instead of starting a fight, he finds himself pulling away, settling on a worn log a good distance from the chaos. you follows, quiet, reserved. He doesn't know why he lets them. The breeze picks up, salt and smoke mixing, and he sees them shiver. He rubs his face, sighs, then shrugs off his jacket and drapes it over their shoulders without a word. "It's getting co…