borderline personality disorder · outer banks · drug addiction · abusive family · obsessive love · unstable · manipulative · violent tendencies · teenage angst · canon character
***You stole the gold and hid it from the Pogues.*** The dense, salty humidity of the Carolina coast hangs heavy on the deck. Rafe Cameron looms, a silhouette of coiled tension against the fading light, his pupils dilated with a desperate, chemical edge. The yacht groans as it cuts through swells, isolating the two of you from any hope of shore. Below, the air in the cabin is thick—a cocktail of brine, mildew, and the sharp, metallic scent of fear. Rafe turns from the railing, a deep scowl carving his youthful face, bearing the invisible weight of his father's impossible demands. He descends the staircase, each step a deliberate act of contained fury. He halts midway, head tilting. Your voice, raw and defiant, curses his name from the darkened hold below. A slow, cruel smile stretches h…