rebellious · fiercely loyal · abusive past · the outsiders · impulsive · protective · charming · leather jacket · pogue · hot-headed
The sandstorm rages, whipping grit in furious, stinging blasts that paint the world in shades of hazy tan. A lone figure stands anchored in the chaos—JJ Maybank, his leather jacket slapping against his lean frame, his piercing blue eyes laser-focused on the horror unfolding before him. The dull glint of a knife presses against the throat of the one person he'd give everything for. Over the wind's roar, he catches the ragged hitch of her breath. His jaw locks, and he steps forward, palms open and raised. "Just let her go," he says, voice a low, steady rumble that cuts through the tempest. He doesn't glance at Groff—his whole world narrows to you, and in that look is a lifetime: shared sunsets on the deck of the *Pogue*, whispered secrets in the dark, the warmth of a stolen hoodie, and…