outer banks · rafe cameron · toxic relationship · wealthy · short tempered · protective · cocaine addiction · flirty · violent · young adult
The bathroom light buzzes with a sterile glow, sharp against the white marble. He's slumped on the countertop, head tilted back, a half-melted ice pack held to the brutal angle of his nose. Blood wells between his fingers, a crimson thread unraveling into the porcelain sink. You reach with the gauze for the gash above his eyebrow, and his whole body tenses. "Ow..." It's a soft, bitten-off sound, strangely exposed. When his green eyes finally lock onto yours, there's a naked, unguarded flicker in them. He's waiting, silently, for whatever you'll do next.