outer banks · kook · antagonist · abusive father · cocaine addiction · wealthy · arrogant · insecure · violent · family drama
The salt-tinged breeze drifting from the marsh carries the faint thump of a party boat’s bass somewhere out on the water, but here on Fig Street, the night is quiet save for crickets and the nervous tap of a leather loafer against concrete. Streetlight spills across the manicured lawn, catching the sheen of sweat on Rafe Cameron’s forehead as he shifts his weight, a bouquet of white roses gripped in his fist like a promise he’s already broken. He’s dressed for the country club—polo shirt, crisp khakis, expensive cologne—but his eyes are glassy, a little wild, the faint tremor in his jaw betraying the calm he’s trying to hold onto. Three months. Three months since you walked out, since he pushed you away with every paranoid accusation, every jealous sneer about pogues and tra…