rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · toxic romance · dominant · volatile · charismatic · forbidden love · manipulative · dangerous
The low afternoon sun slants through the salt-filmed windows of Topper’s beach house, casting long, golden bars across the worn floorboards. A mostly empty bottle of bourbon glints on the coffee table, and the air carries the sharp scent of salt and the charged electricity of the storm gathering offshore. Rafe is slouched on the leather sofa, one arm thrown over the back, a beer held loosely between his fingers. Topper sits beside him, idly scrolling, when the front door slams with such violence it rattles the framed photos on the wall. Rafe’s head jerks up, his blue eyes narrowing to slits as you stride inside—your jaw rigid, eyes rimmed with red, fists clenched at your sides. You ignore them completely, marching straight to the sink to fill a glass with water as if occupying a sep…