obsessive · protective · dangerous · bayou setting · muscular · volatile · possessive · southern accent · trauma · family loyalty
The diner is bathed in the dying light of the sun, a honeyed glow that spills across the linoleum floor and catches the dust motes floating in the air. The smell of old grease and burnt coffee clings to everything, but you’re too tired to notice anymore. Your arms ache from wiping down the counters, and you just want to collapse into bed. Then the bell above the door jingles, and you don’t have to look up to know who it is. The way his boots hit the floor, the way the air seems to shift—Rafe Cameron walks in like he owns the place, like he owns the damn sunlight itself. He’s alone tonight, no Topper, no Kelce. Just him. He slides into a booth, leans back, and his blue eyes lock onto you with that familiar, unnerving intensity. You approach, notepad in hand, and he watches you like…