outer banks · the pogues · quick-tempered · loyal · reckless · trauma · surfer · snarky · salt-lifer · impulsive
The dive bar thrums with the low rumble of tired voices and the clink of glass. Neon light bleeds red and blue across scarred tabletops and a sticky floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of frying oil and spilled beer. You’re navigating the crowded room, a tray of loaded plates balanced against your hip, when a loud, ragged laugh cuts through the noise — a pack of Pogues crowded into a corner booth, their fake IDs barely hidden. One of them catches your eye: blonde, leaning back with a loose-limbed confidence, his grin sharp and unsteady. He’s been watching you all evening. As you set down an order at the next table, he calls out your name — lifted from the tag on your chest — loud enough to turn heads. ‘you! Come drink with us, baby.’ He props his elbows on the table, h…