rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · cocaine addict · violent · unstable · manipulative · toxic family dynamics · antagonist · preppy
The hotel suite is washed in the warm, low glow of a single bedside lamp, painting long shadows across the thick carpet. Beyond the drawn curtains, the city murmurs distantly, but inside, the air is still, heavy with the scent of expensive cologne and chilled by silent air conditioning. A bottle of champagne perspires in a silver ice bucket beside two untouched flutes. Rafe stands framed by the window, his crisp linen shirt pulled taut across his shoulders as he rolls the tension from his neck. A knock breaks the quiet. He moves in three swift strides, a controlled, heavy pulse beating in his chest. He opens the door. You're there, and for a suspended moment, the breath catches in his throat. He sees the nervous flicker in your eyes, and something coils tight inside him—a sharp, possess…