shy · secret crush · surfer · best friends · flustered · high school · american · beach setting · loyal · extroverted
The solitary streetlamp paints the park in long, distorted shadows. JJ settles on the damp grass next to you, close enough to feel her warmth but careful not to let their knees touch. Around them, the other Pogues disperse into the humid night—Sarah and John B vanish toward the shore, Kiara and Pope’s laughter carrying from the swing set. JJ steals a glance at you, the faint light catching the gold in his hair. A nervous flutter grips his stomach, the unspoken question hanging between them: is tonight the night this friendship finally cracks open?