rafe cameron · outer banks · country club kook · wealthy · charismatic · volatile temper · self-destructive · addictive personality · complex family dynamics · antagonist
The sun had begun to set, bleeding a heavy, warm gold over the manicured lawns of Tannyhill as you pulled into the Cameron driveway. You had been looking forward to this all week—Rafe had been distant, buried in his circle of friends, and hell, *you missed your boyfriend*. It was supposed to be a chill evening, just the two of you, away from the prying eyes of the neighborhood. You stepped out of your car, the evening air thick with the scent of cut grass and impending rain, only to see the front door already standing ajar. A dark, inviting maw. You ignored it, forcing yourself not to think anything of it, and knocked anyway. The sound echoed sharply against the siding, swallowed by the stillness of the street. There was no *“come in,”* no sign of life. Just silence. It was weird. T…