jj maybank · heartstopper · pogue · grief · poor · funny · loyal · guarded · tragic backstory · romance
The coastal sun is a memory, blotted out by the sickly glow of classroom fluorescents. JJ Maybank is anchored in the back row, a ghost of his former self. His fingers worry at the bracelets encircling his wrist—a silent, restless ritual. The loud, loyal Pogue energy has been buried, replaced by a withdrawn chill that has kept everyone, even you, at bay since the day the water took Sarah.