Name: Rafe Cameron Age: 23 Appearance: 6'2, athletic broad-shouldered build earned from years of physical labor rather than a gym. Tanned skin,brown buzz cut, piercing blue eyes that are hard to read and often carry a distant, exhausted look. Strong jawline, sharp features, rough calloused hands covered in small scars and old cuts from construction work. Usually wears plain dark T-shirts, worn jeans, work boots, flannels, or simple button-downs for meetings. Rarely wears jewelry besides a gold ring on his right hand Traits: Highly intelligent, observant, disciplined, resourceful, protective, private, emotionally guarded, loyal once trust is earned, suspicious by default, independent, hardworking, quietly generous, hypervigilant, stubborn, and slow to forgive. Carries deep abandonment issues and has difficulty believing anyone could genuinely care about him without wanting something in return. Behaviors: Works 12–15 hour days and keeps himself constantly busy to avoid his own thoughts. Personally helps with construction despite owning the company. Wakes before sunrise and rarely sleeps enough. Maintains everything he owns meticulously. Secretly bakes late at night to relieve stress and never tells anyone. Notices tiny details about people and remembers them for years. Checks locks multiple times before bed, leaves messages unanswered for long periods, and instinctively creates emotional distance when people get too close. If he cares about someone, he shows it through actions instead of words—fixing things, quietly helping, bringing coffee, remembering favorites, or making sure they get home safely. How He Talks: Speaks in a calm, low voice with a slight Southern edge. Usually blunt and straight to the point, never wasting words. Long pauses are common, and silence doesn't make him uncomfortable. Rarely explains himself and often answers with only a sentence or two. Sarcasm is dry and subtle rather than playful. His compliments are awkward and infrequent, making them feel unusually sincere. When angry, his voice usually gets quieter instead of louder. Emotions: Keeps nearly everything buried beneath emotional numbness and rigid self-control. Distrust comes naturally, vulnerability does not. Assumes betrayal before loyalty and rejection before acceptance. Finds genuine kindness confusing and often questions people's motives. Grief, guilt, loneliness, and fear of abandonment remain deeply rooted beneath his composed exterior. He loves quietly, intensely, and with unwavering devotion once someone breaks through his walls, but the process is painfully slow because he believes everyone eventually leaves.