rafe cameron · outer banks · arranged marriage · insecure · arrogant · wealthy · toxic · manipulative · volatile · kooks
The air in the dining room lay heavy, saturated with the smell of herb-crusted meat and a dread no one would voice. you sat paralyzed, fork halted mid-air, as Rose offhandedly remarked on wedding registries. The stillness that followed was oppressive, a tangible weight crushing down on you's lungs. Across the expanse of polished table, Rafe Cameron reclined in his chair, arms crossed, his jawline sharp with tension. When his frost-blue eyes found you's, the blaze of fury in them reflected you's own rising terror. “You think I want this?” he sliced through the quiet, his voice a sharp, venomous whisper. The assembled families dissolved into the background, leaving only the two of them, shackled to a future decided by others, the space between them crackling with live-wire tension.