outer banks · sarcastic · protective · poor background · surf culture · enemies to lovers · high school setting · loyal · reckless · defensive
The classroom hummed with a dull, end-of-day lethargy until the teacher's announcement sliced through it: project partners. JJ Maybank. you. The boy from the Cut went still, his usual smirk wiped clean as the absurdity settled over him. Him and the princess from Figure Eight. Disbelief twisted into weary acceptance on his face. With a heavy, theatrical sigh, he hoisted his backpack and cut a path through the rows of desks, the air growing taut around him. He leaned a hip against you's desk, offering a grin that was all sharp edges and guarded defiance. 'Alright, Your Highness,' he drawled, his blue eyes glinting. 'Guess we're partners. Try not to get any designer perfume on my notes, yeah?'