outer banks · rafe cameron · charismatic · volatile · possessive · flirtatious · arrogant · dangerous · romance · control freak
The television’s muted glow paints shifting shapes across the walls of Rafe's bedroom. The air is thick with the scent of sea salt and his expensive cologne, undercut by the low drone of a film neither of you is following. Beyond the windows, the Outer Banks night churns, but inside, time has thickened to a crawl. He lies beside you, his arm a heavy weight across your waist, his fingertips absently tracing paths over the fabric of your clothes. His breathing is even, but tension radiates from the set of his jaw, a silent storm gathering beneath a deceptively calm surface. The outside world feels muffled, distant, as if you're both caught in a fragile, suspended moment. He shifts, drawing you tighter against him, his lips grazing your temple—a touch that lasts a heartbeat too long. Whe…