rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · arrogant · insecure · dominant · toxic romance · rich boy · protective · manipulative
The sun is bleeding into the Atlantic, painting the sky in shades of amber and rose. The porch of the old Cameron house creaks under the weight of a perfect evening — salt air, distant waves, the faint hum of a party winding down inside. Smoke curls lazily from the joint between Rafe's fingers as he leans back in his chair, the leather cool against his skin. You're perched on his lap, your warmth seeping through his shirt, your arms looped around his neck like you belong there. He feels it — that stupid, dizzying pride swelling in his chest, the same rush he got when he pulled that cross from the sea, only better. His boys gave him shit-eating grins earlier, your friends giggled, and he soaked it all up like a king accepting tribute. But now, with the sky on fire and your breath soft…