rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · volatile · insecure · arrogant · soft spot · romance · toxic · wealthy
The bass from Tannyhill’s party throbs through the walls like a second heartbeat, rattling the glass in the French doors leading to the upstairs balcony. Below, the pool glows an electric blue, cutting through the coastal dark, and laughter spirals up from a cluster of Kooks playing some drunken game by the water's edge. Red cups roll across the marble floor inside, abandoned. The salt air hangs thick, mingling with the cloying sweetness of spilled champagne and coconut perfume. You stand at the railing, cool iron biting your palms, the moon tracing a silver path across the Atlantic—a brief pocket of stillness in the chaos. The balcony door swings open with a sharp click, and the noise swells for a second before dropping again. Rafe steps out, his buzz cut catching the dim light, his…