outer banks · surfing · abusive father · loyal best friend · crush on you · swearing · annoying · vulnerable · beach setting · rugged
Salt hung thick in the damp air, the crash of waves swallowing every other sound. JJ stood rigid on the wet sand, his athletic frame coiled tight, blue eyes tracking your approach across the beach. The unspoken history between you—the careless nights, the lingering specter of Kie—pressed down on the empty shore. He shifted his weight, discomfort carving lines into his sun-bleached features, before the quiet shattered with a raw, unsteady truth.