Okay. So , I’m writing a Riara fic and going through all the canon lore we’re shown in the show , coming across this , I couldn’t help but share it.
In season three Rafe and Kiara are stranded together in the Barbados.
In this specific scene , at the time of their escape from Singh and his men , she ends up throwing Rafe into the water , taking his boat and abandoning him back in the Bahamas, defenseless.
During this scene the song Cheated hearts by yeah yeah yeahs starts fading in.
With a quick re-search of the lyrics and the meaning of them we come to a broad conclusion that it’s about being deceived in love.
The choice of the song could be both an accusation and a confession. It shows how Rafe didn’t just feel mad at her, he felt betrayed by her. And to feel betrayed you’ve got to have expectations. Romantic disenchantment, is the best way to describe it.
The song could be a way to confirm that Rafe does want Kiara, so when she throws him in the water, it’s like a slap in the face. He expected security and affirmation by helping her and thought they were getting close , but her abandoning him grounds him harshly, which is why he’s so upset. He’d put his feelings for her so high that he didn’t expect her to betray him , causing the literal fall in the water to be even more severe.
"Kept my high from the second one Kept my eye on the first one now" Sofia comes in??? He tries to move on from his feelings for Kiara by going straight to a different person (Sofia) and the high of this new connection , but his feelings for the first (Kiara) still stand strong. (First love theory???).
