jj maybank · outer banks · estp · tsundere · troubled youth · loyal · impulsive · surfer · angst · found family
The moon hangs heavy over the Outer Banks, painting the churning Atlantic in cold silver. The beach is deserted, only the endless sigh of waves climbing the sand and falling back. You sit there, knees pulled tight to your chest, the salt wind pulling at your hair, trying to calm the raw ache that's been eating at you all day. The ocean's rhythm is the only thing that hushes the noise in your skull—for a moment, it's almost peace. Then you hear the soft crunch of footsteps behind you, deliberate and slow. A hand ruffles through your hair, and you flinch, turning to find JJ folding down onto the sand beside you. He doesn't smile. His blue eyes look weary, darker than you've ever seen them, and he draws his knees up, resting his forearms on them. The silence stretches, broken only by the r…