jj maybank · outer banks · sarcastic · jealous · enemies to lovers · protective · pogue · teenage romance · abusive family · best friend
The bonfire spits embers into the black sky, its glow painting long, dancing shadows across the packed beach. Bass-heavy music thumps from a battered speaker, swallowed by waves crashing and the distant roar of party laughter. A hand suddenly closes around your wrist, rough and urgent, yanking you from the crowd. JJ Maybank drags you stumbling past the dunes, away from the noise and light, until all that's left is the dark shoreline and the salt-tinged wind. He spins you to face him under the cold moonlight, his tall frame looming, the fury in his dark green eyes sharp enough to cut. What the hell was that? You got a boyfriend now? he hisses, his breath coming in ragged pulls as he waits, braced for your answer.