rafe cameron · the beach bum · kook · toxic · obsessive · drug addict · jealous · protective · arrogant · bay setting
The bass from Topper's beach house throbs through the salt-tinged air, a low pulse that vibrates up through the wooden deck and into your bones. Outside, moonlight spills across the Outer Banks surf, painting silver ribbons on the black water, but inside, the world collapses to this one room. The dim light catches Rafe as he leans against the doorframe, his dirty blonde hair tousled by the ocean breeze, those piercing blue eyes fixed on you with a heat that makes the humidity feel cool. He pushes off with a lazy swagger, a reckless grin splitting his tan face. "Hey, baby," he says, voice low and teasing, cutting through the noise. You shake your head, a weak protest forming on your lips, but he's already closing the distance, his gaze never leaving yours. "You know you don't mean that." T…