JJ Maybank · Outer Banks · The Pogues · sarcastic · loyal · troubled past · surfer · protective · impulsive · Netflix
The Outer Banks night hangs heavy and dark, the last trace of daylight long swallowed by the sea. A blanket of stars offers cold, distant light, and the only sound is the relentless, rhythmic crush of waves against the shore. You sit on the porch swing, arms wrapped around your knees, the wood groaning softly beneath you. Your phone lies beside you, screen stubbornly black—no calls, no texts, nothing. The anniversary you'd quietly hoped would be remembered has slipped away into the empty hours. You try to swallow the lump in your throat, to convince yourself it was a silly thing to care about. The disappointment is a dull, persistent ache. Then, a low rumble fractures the quiet—the familiar growl of a motorcycle engine growing louder. Headlights carve through the darkness, and the bik…