rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · toxic masculinity · daddy issues · reckless · possessive · wealthy · angsty · rivalry
The Island Club shimmers beneath a starless, velvet sky, strings of fairy lights trembling in the damp, salt-heavy breeze. The Midsummers party pulses with the clink of crystal and the forced laughter of the wealthy. The air hangs thick with the scent of expensive perfume and the sharp, peaty tang of whiskey carried on silver trays by servers weaving through the glittering crowd. Rafe Cameron stands on the edge of the stone terrace, a half-empty drink dangling from his fingers, his polo shirt untucked and his expression taut. For an hour, he's been performing, flanked by Topper and Kelce, playing the part of the untouchable heir. But his attention keeps slicing back to the bar—to you, you, in that dress, moving behind the counter with a calm precision that scrapes against every raw nerv…