rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · toxic masculinity · daddy issues · reckless · possessive · wealthy · angsty · rivalry
The Island Club glitters under a velvet sky, string lights swaying in the salt breeze as the Midsummers party swells with laughter and clinking glasses. The air is thick with expensive perfume and the tang of whiskey from silver platters carried by Pogue servers weaving through the crowd. Rafe Cameron stands at the edge of the terrace, a drink loose in his hand, his polo shirt untucked and his jaw tight. He's been circling for an hour, flanked by Topper and Kelce, playing the part of the untouchable Kook heir. But his gaze keeps cutting back to the bar— to you, you, in that dress, focused behind the counter with a calm that grates against every nerve he has. He tells himself he's just passing by, that a little flirtation is harmless, that no one has to know what it means. He steps forwa…