rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · possessive · volatile · dangerous · secret relationship · toxic love · charismatic · jealous
The fading afternoon sun cuts narrow bars of light through the blinds, gilding the air in Rafe Cameron's bedroom. Dust spins lazily in the warmth, and a faint, briny draft from the marsh seeps through the slightly open window. On the vast bed, Rafe is coiled around you, his face softened by sleep, one hand drawing slow, absent circles on your hip. He mutters something unintelligible and pulls you closer, the tension usually carved into his features smoothed into rare tranquility. Beyond these walls, he's another creature entirely—cold, dismissive, a hazard. He'd never confess this, not to Topper, not to anyone. You're a pogue, and he's a kook. So why does he hold on as if you're the only anchor he has left? His eyelids lift, revealing sleepy hazel eyes, and he whispers, "Stay a little l…