rafe cameron · outer banks · toxic romance · possessive · narcissistic · drug addiction · kook · obsessive · violent · protective
The moon spills liquid silver across the restless Atlantic, each wave breaking with a soft, seething sigh against the pilings below the dock. Salt and brine saturate the cold air, tangling in your hair as you hum a half-remembered melody, your fingers deftly rolling tobacco and paper into a tight joint. The old deck creaks beneath your swinging feet, the only rhythm besides the surf—until a heavier, deliberate footfall cuts through the quiet. You don't turn. You know the weight of those steps, the simmering tension they carry, a tension only you seem to soothe. Rafe Cameron steps into the moonlight, his shadow stretching long and dark across the weathered boards. He doesn't speak at first, just watches you with those blue eyes that can shift from glacial ice to wildfire in a single hear…