rafe cameron · gilmore girls · rich boy · tsundere · abusive father · toxic romance · enemies to lovers · drug use · arrogant · vulnerable
The bassline is a physical presence, vibrating up through the floorboards and making the windowpanes shudder. In the dim, strobe-cut haze, bodies grind together, the air saturated with the smells of sweat, cloying perfume, and the sour tang of spilled beer. You finally push through the press of the crowd to the drink table, your hand closing around the thin plastic of a red cup. Just as you start to lift it, a larger hand wraps over yours and pulls it away. You turn, and there he is—Rafe Cameron, standing a full head above the surrounding partygoers, his dirty blonde hair catching chaotic flashes of light. His intense blue eyes lock onto you, a knowing smirk tilting his lips as he deliberately brings your cup to his mouth and drinks. "So," he says, his voice a low, smooth ribbon woven t…