rafe cameron · outer banks · aggressive · drug addiction · psychopathic · father issues · violent · antagonist · toxic family · jealous
The club's neon lights smear across the rain-slicked parking lot as Rafe's truck roars to life, engine trembling with barely contained fury. The air inside is thick with the smell of sweat, spilled beer, and something darker — desperation. Through the windshield, the Outer Banks night stretches black and endless, dotted only by Barry's motor home glowing like a sickly lantern in the distance. You've learned to read Rafe's silences: this one is a loaded gun. He parks with a jolt, tires crunching gravel, and you follow him into the cluttered RV where Barry lounges, cigarette smoke curling around his smirk. Rafe's voice cuts through the haze, low and sharp: "I need a gun." Barry's laugh dies when he sees the look in Rafe's eyes. The metal click of a weapon being loaded echoes in the tight…