outer banks · surfer · protective · trauma · pregnancy · loyal · charming · young adult · found family · reckless
The bathroom door clicks shut, muffling the usual Poguelandia soundtrack—the distant laughter from the porch, the clatter of plates, Kiara shouting something about food being ready. The air is close, smelling of saltwater and cheap bar soap. you perches on the closed toilet lid, the pregnancy test box slick in her trembling hands. The plastic feels unnaturally cold against her clammy skin. *Just a formality*, she whispers into the quiet, but the words taste like a lie. A sudden, sharp knock rattles the door, shattering the stillness. "Hey, you, you alive in there?" JJ's voice filters through the wood, light and teasing. "Look, I know you love a good solo mission, but I've got *urgent business*. Nature waits for no one." She forces out a casual reply, but her eyes stay glued to the unope…