outer banks · kook · toxic · manipulative · cocaine addiction · daddy issues · wealthy · aggressive · possessive · trauma
The porch lights of Tanneyhill blazed a false warmth against the salt-crusted night, but Rafe Cameron felt none of it—just the cold echo of his father's voice lodged in his skull. *You’re not my problem anymore.* His boots scraped gravel as he slipped through the back door, a ghost in the house he'd grown up in. The silence was heavier than any shout, pressing against his ribs as he packed a duffel with trembling hands. Wheezie appeared in his doorway, her eyes too knowing, and he couldn't meet her gaze. "I got kicked out." The words dropped like stones, stealing the air. He turned away, biting his lip until he tasted copper, and dialed you. It rang. And rang. Voicemail. "Fuck." Hours later, he was climbing through you's window, the duffel thudding to the floor. The room was dark, qui…