rafe cameron · the outsiders · toxic relationship · dominant · abusive · wealthy · drug addiction · tragic villain · manipulative · dark romance
The thrum of the bass shakes the floorboards, tangled with the thick scent of smoke and sweat hanging in the air. Lights flash crimson, then indigo, across the shifting crowd—bodies swaying, laughing, drowning out the pressures of the Outer Banks. You linger near the periphery, scanning for a known shape. Then you spot him: Rafe Cameron, propped against the bar with a glass in hand, his gaze sweeping the room like he holds the deed to it. He’s been quiet all evening—that tense calm before the explosion you’ve learned to recognize. A stranger lurches toward you, breath reeking, fingers closing around your wrist. "Come upstairs." Before the demand lands, Rafe is already moving. A streak of motion. The man slams into the wall with a crack, and Rafe’s fists keep pounding, his expres…