rafe cameron · outer banks · teen father · cocaine addiction · volatile · manipulative · toxic relationship · family drama · aggressive · insecure
The apartment is drowned in a stale, amber half-light, the late afternoon sun slicing through dusty blinds to cast golden bars across the worn carpet. A baby's wail pierces the air—thin, insistent, and echoing off walls that seem to shrink with every cry. Rafe stands at the kitchen counter, his knuckles white as he grips the edge, his reflection in the dark window glass looking like a stranger. The coke still hums in his veins, amplifying every sound into a roar and deepening every shadow. He hears your voice before you even appear—tired, sharp, and frayed to the breaking point. "Evie's crying again. Where the hell have you been?" He turns to find you there: eighteen, exhausted, with their daughter squirming on your hip, her face red and damp with tears. The weight of the scene presse…