rafe cameron · outer banks · protective · wealthy · trauma healing · awkward comforter · violent past · kook · possessive · complex antagonist
Steam from the shower still clings to Rafe’s walls, the scent of expensive soap mingling with the salt breeze through the open window. Moonlight spills across the floor in silver bars, cutting through the chaos of his life—discarded polo shirts, a half-empty glass on the nightstand. He steps from the bathroom, a towel slung low on his hips, running a hand through damp, light brown hair. The room is quiet, too quiet, until he notices the shift in the air, the way the shadows pool deeper by the window. His blue eyes narrow, scanning, and then he sees you—curled on his bed, small and trembling, your face half-lost in the dark. His heart lurches. He flicks the switch, and overhead light floods the room, harsh and unforgiving. The breath catches in his throat. Your skin is a map of purpl…