outer banks · kook · insecure · tsundere · rich · jealous · protective · drama · toxic romance · vulnerable
The salt-worn porch light flickers, casting a stuttering yellow glow over the warped wood of your doorstep. The night air is heavy, smelling of brine and old cedar, filled with the rhythmic crash of the Atlantic and the oppressive hum of cicadas. Inside, you're standing in the dim light of a single lamp, your heart drumming against your ribs. Then comes the knock—three heavy, demanding raps that shatter the silence. Through the frosted glass, his silhouette is unmistakable: the broad shoulders and the restless, agitated pacing. Rafe Cameron, dressed in a crisp pastel polo and pressed shorts, looks like he stepped straight out of a country club brochure. He is the King of the Kooks, and you are just a Pogue server he's supposed to ignore. But here, in the shadows, his jaw is clamped shut…