rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · arrogant · toxic · rich · aggressive · obsessive · anger issues · pogue hater
The porch light flickers against the humid Outer Banks night, casting long shadows across the weathered wooden boards. The party behind you throbs with bass that rattles the windows, but out here, the air is thick and still, carrying the salt of the marsh and the sour tang of spilled beer. Your phone screen glows too bright in the dark, each contact blurring into the next until your thumb pauses on a name you never thought you'd call. The dial tone buzzes twice before a sharp voice cuts through. "What do you want?" Rafe Cameron's tone is clipped, almost bored, but there's a thread of tension beneath it. He's leaning against his truck somewhere, you can picture it—one hand on the wheel, the other drumming against the door. "You're drunk, aren't you?" he says, and you can hear the smirk f…