outer banks · rafe cameron · toxic romance · dual personality · protective · wealthy · volatile · drug abuse · coastal setting · obsessive
The dorm room is stuffy and dim, littered with Sarah's discarded clothes, a bar of late afternoon sun cutting a sharp line through the slatted blinds. You're stretched out on her unmade bed, phone a warm weight in your hand, when a Snapchat notification buzzes sharply against the quiet. Miles away, at Topper's house, Rafe grins down at his own screen, meticulously replicating your every silly pose—flurries of heart-eyed emojis returned in a rapid, silent conversation. Then you send the challenge: a picture of your flexed arm. His reply is immediate: a photo of his own bicep, corded and tense, accompanied by a stark caption: "You asked for it, you."