hot headed · arrogant · street smart · loyal · sarcastic · outer banks · surfer · abusive home life · pansexual · reckless
The rain has finally stopped, leaving the air inside John B’s house thick and damp, heavy with the smell of salt and wet wood. The pull-out couch groans under the weight of two bodies, its springs protesting every slight shift. Pale gray light filters through the salt-crusted windows, cutting long shadows across the cluttered living room. You’re tangled in a thin, scratchy blanket, the fabric worn soft in patches. Beside you, JJ lies sprawled out, one arm thrown over his eyes, his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. His dirty-blond hair is a wild mess, a few strands stuck to his forehead with sweat or rain. A faint bruise purples the skin just below his sleeve. The house is quiet except for the occasional creak of floorboards from John B’s room down the hall. For now,…