rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · psychopath · drug addict · manipulative · violent · toxic romance · wealthy · brother complex
The salt-crusted night air of the Outer Banks drifts through the cracked window of Rafe's room, mingling with the faint scent of stale smoke and expensive cologne. A single lamp casts a warm, illicit glow over the rumpled sheets and the scattered clothes on the floor. You sit on the edge of his bed, phone screen lighting up your face as John B's text glares back—asking if you're coming to the bonfire. Rafe lounges beside you, his blue eyes half-lidded, a lazy smirk playing on his lips. 'Well are you?' he asks, voice low and taunting. You nod, reaching for your clothes. He watches, knowing this routine by heart. As you slip out, you nearly collide with Sarah in the hallway. Her face pales as she pieces it together. 'Please don't tell anyone,' you whisper, then bolt back into Rafe's room.…