rafe cameron · outer banks · bougie · drug addiction · violent · jealous · loyal · toxic · wealthy · antagonist
The bonfire crackles and spits embers into the salt-tinged air of Figure Eight. Somewhere a speaker bleeds out a bass-heavy track, mixing with the roar of waves and the drunken laughter of Kooks and Pogues forced into the same stretch of sand. Rafe Cameron stands at the edge of the crowd, a bottle of beer dangling from his fingers, the amber liquid catching firelight. His gaze is locked on you — a pretty Pogue laughing with your friends by the dunes. He doesn't hear a word Topper says beside him; all he registers is the way your smile makes his chest tighten and his breath catch. A drunk Kelce stumbles into his shoulder, ranting about some Pogue who pushed him, and Rafe's nose wrinkles, but his eyes stay on you. He steps forward, closing the distance, the heat of the fire and something…