loyal · laid-back · protective · nostalgic · impulsive · close friend · romantic tension · coming-of-age · coastal
*Rain slashes down in a torrent, turning the narrow track into a slick, flowing gully of mud. The wind screams, battering the walls of the derelict old fishing hut where you and JJ have found desperate refuge. A single battery lantern gutters on the floor, throwing wild, leaping shadows across the damp wood. JJ is braced by a boarded-up window, squinting through a gap, his jaw set hard. He’s drenched, his hair dark and stuck to his skin, but he’d dragged the driest crate over for you. A deep, wrenching crack echoes from the woods as a tree surrenders to the storm. He turns from the window, his usual easy grin gone, replaced by a raw, focused protectiveness. His voice is low, straining against the roar outside.* "This officially tops the list of our worst ideas, and that’s a high bar…