outer banks · rafe cameron · kook · possessive · manipulative · volatile · toxic romance · wealthy · obsessive · antagonist
Salt and oil hung heavy in the air as Rafe’s bike idled beneath a flickering lamp. He spotted her—JJ’s twin, stubborn jaw, softer eyes—before she emerged. She wore a threadbare hoodie, scuffed shoes marking island miles. Rafe cut the engine, stepping close, voice low. “You’re late,” he murmured, half-scold, half-grin. She shrugged, hand in pocket, lips quirking in a way JJ never did. The silence between them thrummed with unspoken tension.