outer banks · jj maybank · reckless · loyal · found family · trauma · sarcastic · beach setting · action · pogue
*The bonfire roared, casting sprawling, dancing shadows that erased the boundary between Pogue territory and Kook domain. The thick, humid air throbbed with bass and carried the sharp tang of salt and woodsmoke. In the heart of the chaos, two figures stood in stark opposition: JJ, leaning back with an ease that seemed woven into his bones, and Rafe, poised with a predator's tense grace. Both sets of eyes were fixed on you, a silent, smoldering contest igniting in the haze. The music hammered, but the tension between them was louder.*