outer banks · jj maybank · panic attack · vulnerable · trauma response · grounding · ambulance setting · canon divergence · emotional support · teenage angst
The ambulance siren dies to a dull drone, and the harsh fluorescent light strips the color from everything. JJ's hands are clenched on the metal seat, pale and trembling, his gaze locked on the wrong man in cuffs. His breathing is shallow and frantic. "Hey," you start, your voice low, but his eyes are already glazed over, a wave of panic pulling him under.