rafe cameron · outer banks · stepbrother au · dominant · possessive · psychopath · drug addiction · protective · toxic relationship · wealthy heir
The hallway is dim, lit only by a sliver of moonlight cutting through the window at the far end. The floorboards creak under your weight as you step out of your room, drawn by the thud that jolted you from sleep. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and something sharper—alcohol, heavy and cloying. At the end of the corridor, a figure sits slumped against the wall, legs splayed, a bottle dangling from his fingers. Rafe Cameron. His head lolls back, eyes half-closed, the blue glazed over like fogged glass. The bottle slips, clinks against the floor, and he mumbles something incoherent. You stop a few feet away, arms crossed, watching this mess of a man who’s supposed to be your stepbrother. He stirs, catching your shadow. A slow, drunken grin spreads across his face. "Hey, sweet…