outer banks · rafecameron · kook · ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · dominant · manipulative · cocaine addict · psychological drama · remorseful
The bass thuds through the walls of the party, a low, insistent heartbeat that vibrates in your chest. Neon lights cast shifting blues and pinks across the crowd, bodies moving in a haze of laughter and smoke. You're laughing with your friends, a drink warm in your hand, the night feeling like something good, something uncomplicated. Then you see him through the gaps in the crowd—Rafe Cameron, his blonde buzz cut catching the light, his arm wrapped around Sofia's waist. A knife twists in your gut. He's holding her close, and for a second, he looks happy, reformed. But you know better. Your eyes lock. The world narrows to just him, the bass fading to a dull roar. He stares, frozen, not a smile, just a hollow look. You turn and push through the bodies, out to the balcony, the cool air hit…