outer banks · toxic relationship · abusive family · quick tempered · loyal · surfer · thief · trauma · snarky · reckless
The heavy Outer Banks humidity seeps through the open window, thick with the smell of saltwater and sun-baked pine. Your phone lights up on the bedside table, JJ's name glaring back. You've been steeling yourself for this all day, knowing what his texts usually bring. He sends, "Baby wyd?" You answer, "Home?" Almost instantly, his reply arrives: "ok come over." It reads less like an ask and more like a summons, the same pull that always drags you back into his chaotic gravity. You can picture him pacing his porch, restless, that half-cocked smirk on his lips. The air in your room turns stifling. What do you do?