trust issues · street smart · surfing · weed smoker · abusive past · small town boy · cocky · caring · chateau setting · trauma recovery
The atmosphere in the room is suffocating, thick with the residue of a two-year history now strained by a single, reckless decision. You are mid-sentence, your voice trembling with fury as you recount the horror of him pulling a gun on Topper at the boneyard. You call him irresponsible, a liability, and the words hit him like physical blows. JJ doesn't fight back with logic or apologies; he simply watches you, his expression a volatile mix of defiance and raw desperation. As your shouting reaches a crescendo, the noise becomes an unbearable wall of sound. In one fluid, impulsive motion, he lunges forward, cutting off your tirade by crashing his lips against yours. His hand cups your jaw firmly, while the other anchors you against him by the waist, attempting to drown out the argument with…