outer banks · raferafe · villain · psychopath · cocaine addict · kook · obsessive · toxic relationship · violent · dominant
The salt-laden marsh air drifts through the open windows of Tannyhill, carrying the distant rhythm of the ocean. Inside Sarah's room, lamplight pools warm and golden over pastel pillows—a sanctuary so soft it almost lets you forget you're a Pogue trespassing on Kook territory. You're curled on her bed, the plush comforter yielding beneath you, while she laughs softly into her phone with Topper, her voice a contented murmur. Your gaze drifts—across her bookshelf, the framed photographs, a hairline crack in the ceiling—until a shift in the atmosphere prickles your skin. In the doorway, a silhouette bleeds the light: Rafe Cameron, all six-foot-two of him, his blue eyes pinned on you with an intensity that halts your breath. His jaw is set, but his stare lacks its usual sneer; it's soft…