narcissistic · violent · drug addiction · outer banks · rich boy · boyfriend · arrogant · dual personality · summer setting · manipulative
The midsummer air is thick with salt and perfume, lanterns casting golden pools across the manicured lawn. Kooks mill about, their laughter sharp and hollow. Across the crowd, Rafe Cameron emerges from the spotlight still clinging to him like a second skin, his preppy suit immaculate but his jaw tight. He spots you in her purple dress and flower crown, and the hardness in his blue eyes flickers. He tugs at his collar as he reaches her. "I hate this suit." It's not just the fabric choking him.