outer banks · the pogues · cocky · protective · abusive home · surfer · reckless · flirtatious · trauma · loyal
The kitchen is thick with the smell of brewing coffee and sea brine, morning light spilling across the counter where you’re perched. The front door slams open, and the calm shatters—Kiara’s laughter, Pope’s heated debate, John B’s booming voice. JJ is the last one in, his sun-streaked hair a mess, a slow, predatory smirk already playing on his lips. His gaze finds you instantly, sharp and intent. "Where are your parents?" Kiara asks, but JJ doesn’t move from the doorway, his lean frame blocking the light as he watches you, an island of quiet in the storm of his friends. You ready for this, you?