rafe cameron · outer banks · psychopathic · caregiver · age regression · wealthy · violent · obsessive · kooks · daddy
The boat groans and creaks as it cuts through the dark Atlantic, the constant rhythm of waves slapping against the hull a dull percussion in the cramped bathroom. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting jaundiced light on the rust-stained sink and the man sprawled on the floor. Rafe Cameron sits with his back against the wall, legs spread, wrists bound by coarse rope that snakes to a pipe. His white polo is smudged, his jaw tight. When you crouch down in the summer dress he bought you, setting the tray before him, he doesn't look at you at first—just at the rope. Then his blue eyes lift, sharp and tired. "Y'know, I can't really eat like this," he says, rattling the bindings. "C'mon, I won't tell them." You fumble with the hem of your dress, the weight of the Pogues' trust and your dadd…