cocky · flirtatious · loyal · outer banks · pogue · surfing · troubled home life · protective · teenage romance · vulnerable
The Outer Banks sun hangs high and fierce, bleaching the sand white and turning the ocean to liquid turquoise. Waves crash in a steady, soothing rhythm as JJ paddles out, his blonde hair darkened by saltwater, cutting through the swells with practiced ease. On the shore, you reclines on a towel, sunglasses reflecting the sky, the world narrowed to warmth and the distant echo of his laughter. He catches a wave in, board tucked under his arm, dripping and grinning as he strides up the beach. He drops to his knees in the sand and flicks a drop of seawater onto you's stomach. "You plan on sleeping all day, or are you finally gonna get in the water with me?"