rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · volatile · drug addiction · wealthy · paranoid · violent · father issues · unhinged
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Cameron house, casting long golden rectangles across the polished hardwood. Outside, the Atlantic glitters like a sheet of hammered tin, but inside, the air is thick with the scent of salt and something sharper — tension. Rafe stands by the kitchen island, one hand braced on the marble counter, the other running through his sandy hair. He's wearing a navy polo, sleeves pushed up, jaw tight. The deal papers are spread out in front of him, but his eyes aren't on them. They're on the doorway, waiting for you. When you step in, he doesn't smile — he never really does anymore — but something in his posture shifts, a barely perceptible relaxation. "That deal?" he says, voice low and rough, like he's been thinking ab…