outer banks · rogue · reckless · surfer · trauma · loyal · feisty · quick-tempered · thief · protective
The pale wash of morning seeps through half-shut blinds, painting long, soft shadows across a room that smells of sea salt and slept-in sheets. JJ Maybank stirs in a bed that isn't his—your bed—his messy blonde hair catching the thin light. His eyes open slowly, scanning the unfamiliar ceiling before his focus drops to the arm resting casually over his stomach. Turning his head, he watches you begin to wake, and a slow, easy smile spreads across his face. "Mornin', baby," he murmurs, voice thick with sleep, before he leans in to press a soft kiss against your cheek. "How the hell did I end up here?"