│Bffs!brother!Rafe x reader
-Warnings: fluff, no use of y/n
The rest of the night was a blur, but all you could end up thinking about was Rafe. Your talk was the first time you actually said words to each other, and it got you thinking why you haven't done it sooner. You were smiling the whole day, him occupying your mind. You didn't tell Sarah anything, and if so, how would you even say it? “Hey Sar, so I stayed up until sunrise talking to your brother, who also has the worst reputation on the island, no biggie, sorry I lied about a good night's sleep, along with everything else.”
You couldn't, you couldn't admit you actually just did, and above all you couldn't admit you had Rafe on your mind. He's bad news people say, even your own parents warned you about him, everyone on the island does, you couldn't be caught talking to him, the Kooks are gossipers, they come to their own conclusions about stuff they see for 5 seconds, and it was why you were always so reserved, protected. These are all reasons you shouldn't talk to Rafe, but you can still think about him, right? And so you do.
Seeing him on the island was even worse, you would run to each other more often now, and it was awkward as hell, you both would just freeze, would open your mouth to say something, shake your head and just shoot a warm smile. This lasted for a good week, until it was too much to bear.
You were at Nics, shopping for some study time snacks, you were checking each item in the shelf in great detail, knowing you will get cranky if you don't like the chips you pick. You end up going for your usual preferred ones, placing them in your small cart. You hear the faint ring of the door opening in the store while you continue to the drinks aisle, you stop at the fridge, looking at the different kinds of energy drinks. You notice a tall figure in your peripheral vision, and that's when you realize, you turn your head to take all of him in, he's wearing his usual backwards cap, a white shirt and beige khakis to pair with. Before you turn and leave, he turns to look at you, noticing the stare, then the usual routine starts, he freezes, then he opens his mouth to say something, and ends up just shooting a warm smile. You return the smile, deciding on a drink so you can get the hell out of there, the room suddenly getting too hot, your heartbeat picks up, he's close, you want him to be even closer, feeling his breath on your skin, tall, strong build hovering you, bringing his big, veiny hand to pinch your chin so you can look up at him, those big, big hands, you just want him t-
You shake your head, goosebumps prickling your skin and a tightness washing over your stomach in a quick wave, you turn to leave, but his voice stops you. “Wait! Uh, fuck.. Would you ever want…” you turn around, eyebrow raising at his unfinished question, waiting, he reaches that hand up, brushing it over his soft hair, trying to find his words. “Want.. maybe.. To hang out, or something? Maybe I- uh..” he mutters out, and your stomach flips, did Rafe just ask you to hang out? You're speechless, not knowing what to say, do you agree, decline? Fuck it, your never denying a request like this, you have been dreaming of him asking for this for a full week. Wait, are you dreaming right now? Before you start overthinking even more, you respond.
“Yes!! I- yes, sorry, I got a bit excited there uh..” you stutter through the whole sentence, your cheeks burning up, Rafe notices, he smiles, putting his head down to shake the feeling he has right now. You both stay quiet for a while, waiting for someone to say something, anything. He speaks up first. “Theres a movie at the open cinema on Friday, I-I can pick you up too, if you want of course…” you almost agree, but then you think about it for a minute, the open cinema, everyone's there, every Kook, Pouge, people are going to see you, you can't be caught talking to him, but you shouldn't care right? You're not doing anything with him, but people do come to their own conclusions. You're conflicted, your mind wandering back and forth on what you want to do. He notices, that one minute of your alone thinking being longer.
“Look, it's fine, too many people right? I mean you can't be caught talking to me, I get it, it's fine, just forget about it.” his words take you aback, he understood perfectly, and you hate that he did, you feel horrible, you notice him turning to leave, and you walk over to grab his wrist immediately, your action taking surprising the both of you, you can't lie to him, what he said was all true, but it doesn't mean you can't compromise.
“I- Im sorry, it's true, i admit it… but, i do want to hang out with you, so.. How about, something more.. low - key?” his eyes light up at your words as the both of you can't help the smile on your face. He nods, waiting for you to come up with a place. You humm, thinking, you cant go somewhere to eat or drink or do anything really, it's always too local, but you want to go out with him so bad. The silence is deafening, and you feel bad for leaving him hanging, probably coming to the conclusion himself, he takes a step closer, making you look up at him.
“Or, how about, I pick you up, we order takeout, park at a beach far from Kildare, eat a bunch of junk food, and watch the stars or some shit, like we did, yknow, that night..” he rants, scratching the back of his neck as he looks at you, unsure of your answer. You break out in a huge smile, looking down in an attempt to hide it. “Uh yeah, yeah. Sounds perfect.” you finally say and he exhales in relief. You stand in silence once more before he speaks up, “Oh shit, uh, can you give me your number, so I can yknow, so we can't talk.” He's stumbling over his words and he's hating it, your curious gaze when he's speaking catches him off guard, he's never nervous to talk to a girl, but with you he has an urge to make everything go perfect. Before he has the chance to pull out his phone, a chime at the front door is heard, you go to the side of the aisle and check out who it is. Fuck, its his friends, even worse then it being your own. You turn back to Rafe and he's waiting, phone in his hand. You reach over and stand on your tippy toes, cupping his jaw and kissing his cheek before you give a warm smile. You check his expression after you pull back and he goes from mouth hanging open to the biggest smile ever. You turn around to go to the other isles before his friends find you but he calls back “wait wait, your number!” he says in a whisper-shout, understanding why youre leaving.
“Ill find you dont worry, it's a date!” you say in a cheeky smile as you make your way to the checkout, passing his friends in the meantime.
He loves this, and so do you.
Friday came, and you had started getting ready 3 hours early, you washed your hair, did your makeup in the slowest steps, ironed your clothes over 10 times and you did the biggest everything shower of your entire life. You had no idea why you were getting so stressed about a normal date, but it wasn't just a normal date for you, it was with THE Rafe Cameron. It was 5pm and pretty early for your parents to be home and you were glad they weren't, because your mother would be on your ass for doing so much for the regular girls night you told her you were going to. Just as you were placing your jewelry, you got a text from Rafe, as soon as you heard the chime with the different ringtone you set just for him. He's outside, a few houses down from yours just in case. You smile and reply with an “okay.”. Your heart is racing as you make your way downstairs to wear your shoes and look in the mirror one last time. You chose just simple white linen shorts, a black tube top and a hot pink bikini underneath paired with your white flat sandals. You went over your outfit 1000 times before you grabbed your bag and everything else that you would need to the beach.
You stepped out of your house, locking the front door and hurrying to reach his car, you spot him, and your whole face lights up, bones feeling all mushy now. You open the door and step into his black Range Rover. He immediately goes in for a hug and you do so, smelling his musky cologne in the entire car, and you still need more. You pull back from the hug first and place your stuff in the back before you put on your seatbelt. “How was your day?” he asks as he turns on the car and starts driving. You're nervous, being so close to him is nerve wrecking. “Good, yeah.” you practically mutter, you need to relax.
“Well definitely better now.” he says, smirking as he turns to face you. You giggle, during the drive, you stopped by an asian food place, you offered to pay, but Rafe just laughed at you and called you adorable. You should've already known, there's no way he's ever letting you pay for something, especially on a first date. It was only a 30 minute drive, well Rafe had a tendency to drive pretty fast, had you guys out of kildare in only 20. When you arrived,it was about 6pm, the sun hadn't set yet so it was perfect and not to mention it was mostly empty, only two couples there. You took everything out of the backseat, and Rafe wasted no time to sneak up behind you and grab everything out of your hands, only letting you hold the towels, you scoff playfully, but deep down you were loving this princess treatment. You started off with the food, you both ordered spring rolls, ramen for him and kimchi fried rice for you. Rafe slurped the ramen in under 5 minutes, and was looking at your food like a starved caveman, you giggled at the hungry look in his eyes and you offered, bringing the plate near him.
“Want a bite?” he licks his lips, staring at the plate, then you, he smirks.
“What, of you or the rice?” he grins and you smack his shoulder playfully, but the bastard leans down, taking a spoon and grabbing a bunch of rice, you groan and roll your eyes.
“Guess you're not getting a bite out of me.” you shrug, crossing your arms as he laughs and hovers over you, bringing you in a hug and engulfing you in a tight hug.
Your stomachs hurt, you have been laughing non stop for the past hour, the sun is starting to set, and you both have the most beautiful view of each other, skin golden from the sun. You giggle for the last time, taking another sip of your water, placing it down on the sand as you get up and unbutton your pants. Rafe's eyes widen before he realizes what you're actually doing, he really thought he got lucky that easily. You pull your top after, and Rafe has never been so hypnotized in his life. He has the perfect side view of your body, and he swears he sees a goddess. You walk over to the beach before turning around and placing your hands on your hips.
“Quit staring loverboy, come.” he doesnt waste a second, taking off his clothes, already having his swim trunks underneath, and to your surprise, they were pink too. You practically run over to him as he gets up. “Theyre pink!!” you say while you have the most excited expression on your face. He smirks, you look cute like this. “I can see that, sweetheart.” the nickname makes you melt, and dripping elsewhere, but he does not need to know that. Before you lose self control, you grab his hand and lead him to the water, and god was it a mistake letting you lead, he has the most perfect view of your ass, and it makes him twitch.
You only ended up dipping your feet in, the water being cold and the wind won't be drying your swimsuit in the amount of time you had left, so you decided to go for a walk. Its nice, the sunset is blinding your eyes in a cute way, but at least it's aesthetic for the pictures, he took some of you first, admiring your glow and every single curve that your bikini shows, and every second is getting harder for him to control the growing tent under his shorts. You go over to review the photos, and he actually did amazing, knowing your angles so you decide to also take one together, holding hands and walking. At the return walk to your spot, he teases you by pushing you to the shore, almost making you lose balance and drop in the water, this soon enough turns into a playfight, pushing and teasing until you almost push him directly into the water, you scream, running away from him, he catches you immediately, grabbing and throwing you over your shoulders, your laughter fills the entire beach, it had been a while since you went out and had fun without a worry in your head, it was nice.
During the whole way, you thought about how it went to this, just one talk, and now you're both hooked to each other, you understand Rafe, and he understands you too, but while you think, you always get to the questions: where is this heading? What is his intention with you? Does he do this with every girl? Is it an act? You can't help but think about such things, its safety, you know well not to trust a guy like Rafe, but you can't help it, it's just too perfect for you to want it to end. Rafe notices your silence, and he doesn't bother you, he can already guess what it's about, and he doesn't blame you, he doesn't have a good reputation, and you're so different from each other, but he wants to change, not for you but for his own good. He puts his car in park a few houses down, just at the spot where he picked you up, the stop pulls you away from your thoughts as you turn your head, finding him already looking at you, almost like he's trying to figure you out. “You okay?” you ask first, and he just nods. “I had fun today.” he says, breaking the silence and you smile, nodding in agreement. You both avoid each other's gazes until you feel a hand on your chin, tilting it upwards to meet his gaze. “Youre beautiful you know that?” your heart skips a beat, bouncing in anticipation as your lips part, eyes staring intensely at his. He reaches closer, seatbelt already undone as his body turns to face yours, face just inches away from you. “M'gonna make you feel like it.” he mutters before leaning over, pulling you into a long awaited kiss, you waste no time kissing him back, knowing you're going to want more. His lips are soft, tugging gently on yours, tongue slightly touching yours and for a moment it's just you two. You get interrupted again this time the chime of a text from your mom filling the car. “Rafe, it's my mom.” you say between kisses, him not wanting to let you go, “Rafe.” you say more firmly now and he groans, sitting back at his seat as he tries to calm down his breathing along with other things. “I have to go.” you say, and he looks sad, you both really enjoyed your day, and especially how it wrapped up. You press another soft kiss on his lips, before you say your goodbyes and go.
You're scrolling through instagram, its 11 pm and you just texted with Rafe. As you scroll, you almost scream in horror when you view his story.