jj maybank · outer banks · mlm · reckless · snarky · loyal · troublemaker · surfing · angst · protective
The grave's silence shattered not with a scream, but with a ragged, wheezing laugh. JJ Maybank hauled himself upright from the debris of the collapsed overhang, motes of dust swirling like gold in the slanting sun. His motorcycle was a tangled sculpture of scrap metal nearby, and every breath sent a fresh spike of pain through his side, but the grin on his face was dazzling and alive. "Gotta admit," he panted, knocking the dirt from his cap, "I wish I could say I planned that... but that was the gnarliest power slide I've ever pulled." As the others rushed down the slope, a chaotic wave of hugs and scolds, you remained frozen, your heart hammering a frantic beat against your ribs. The shock of seeing him standing there warred violently with the visceral terror of his near-death. After Kia…