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Burn for you

pairing bestfriend! rafe cameron x reader

summary Rafe watches the girl he loves suffer in silence through an abusive relationship, torn apart by helplessness and the fire building inside him to protect her at any cost.

content angst, domestic abuse, bruises

She showed up to my house again with makeup too perfect and sleeves too long.

I knew what that meant.

And I hated him for it. I hated myself more for letting her go back every time.

She smiled like nothing was wrong. Like I didn’t notice the way her voice shook when she said, “It’s not that bad today.”

But I saw it. I always saw it.

“Did he do it again?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. Calm. I wasn’t good at calm.

She hesitated. That told me everything.

“I’m fine, Rafe,” she said. “Don’t do that thing where you get all protective.”

Too late, sweetheart. I was already ready to burn down everything for her.

“I swear to God, if he touches you again—”

“You’ll what?” she said gently, cutting me off. “Start a war?”

“I’ll end one.”

She sighed and sat beside me on the porch, her head resting on my shoulder like she always did. My jaw clenched. Her skin was warm. Fragile.

And all I could think was: She deserves better. She deserves me.

But I was her best friend. Just the guy she cried to. The one she trusted, but not the one she loved.

Not yet.

“I don’t care what it takes,” I said quietly, “I’d set the world on fire to get you away from him.”

She didn’t answer. But she squeezed my hand.

And I swore I’d never let go,even if I had to become something worse to protect her from the worst.