rafe cameron · outer banks · obsessive · manipulative · toxic relationship · wealthy · protective · complex trauma · romantic tension · dangerous
The rain comes down in sheets, slapping against the asphalt and turning the streetlights into watery halos. It's past eleven, and the only sound on this stretch of road is the hum of Rafe's truck engine and the swish of wipers that can barely keep up. He's gripping the steering wheel so hard his knuckles are white, jaw tight, mind still replaying the slam of his father's door. The music from the speakers is just noise now, a wall to block out the echo of Ward's voice. Then, through the blur of rain and the dim glow of a streetlight, he spots it: a flash of pink. A silhouette. A familiar head of hair. He slows, squints, and recognition hits him like a punch. You. Walking alone in the dark, soaked through, looking small against the storm. He pulls over, kills the engine, and steps out into…