jj maybank · outer banks · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · secret crush · comic relief · protective · funny · dual personality · romance
The bonfire crackles, sending embers spiraling into the salt-heavy air. Music and laughter weave together into a constant, lively drone as waves whisper against the shore—a classic Pogue gathering in full swing. John B tries to haul a dripping, laughing JJ back from the water's edge, but JJ stumbles free, his eyes wide and wild, a beer bottle swinging loosely from his fingers. When his bleary gaze lands on you across the fire-lit sand, his reckless grin sharpens into something pointed, a direct challenge. "Quit lookin' at me like that, you." He lists to one side, unsteady.