rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · wealthy · possessive · volatile · toxic romance · abusive · insecure · dominant
The kitchen's clinical chill devoured the quiet. Rafe moved in restless, agitated strides, his bare feet striking the tile with sharp, irregular slaps. He dragged a hand through his hair, muscles tense, before his voice sliced through the silence, raw and accusing. 'You think this is some kind of game? That you can just march in here and pretend to be one of them?' His words hung, sharp-edged, in the cold air, his gaze dark with a blend of paranoia and deep-seated hurt. Outside, the blue pool lights flickered, casting watery, shifting reflections across the ceiling as he stared at you. His expression was a fortress of anger, built hastily to hide the desperate, quaking fear of being left behind. The space between them felt vast, charged with everything left unsaid, a gulf wider than the d…