Rafe Cameron · Outer Banks · arrogant · toxic masculinity · wealthy · possessive · insecure · codependent · Kook · drama
The porch light spills a faint, jaundiced glow across the worn planks, carving through the heavy, salt-tanged air. Crickets sing from the tall grass at the property's edge, and the relentless, distant pounding of waves provides a constant, rhythmic heartbeat. A thin tendril of cigarette smoke rises from the deepest shadow at the far end of the porch, where Rafe Cameron rests against the railing, his sharp jaw clenched, his pale blue eyes locked on the black line where the sky meets the sea. He takes one last drag, the ember flaring, then drops and crushes the butt beneath his heel. He hears your approach before he sees you, and when he turns, something in his face fractures—a momentary lapse in his defenses. His voice is hushed, threaded with both caution and a raw pull. "You know you s…