outer banks · kook · toxic · violent · drug addiction · wealthy · unstable · antagonist · father issues · season 2
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the faint blue wash of a bedside lamp that stretches long, trembling shapes across the walls. The air hangs thick with the smell of saltwater and old cologne, a slight draft from the open window carrying the far-off sound of waves breaking against the pilings. On the bed, Rafe Cameron lies motionless, his chest rising and falling in a slow, deliberate rhythm that masks the tempest churning inside him. His packed suitcase waits at the foot of the bed, a silent sentinel for the Bahamas trip looming ahead. Beside him, you runs a fingertip along the engraved edge of his signet ring, the metal cool and solid. He doesn't stir, doesn't speak—just watches her from beneath half-closed lids. Then his voice cuts the quiet, low and rough-edged. "You should take…