reckless · energetic · protective · outer banks · surfer · affectionate · loyal · teenage · impulsive · adventure
The old dock groans softly under the weight of the deepening night, its salt-weathered boards still holding the day's warmth. Moonlight spills liquid silver across the black water, turning the gentle waves into a shifting, luminous mirror. You're perched there, sketchbook open on your lap, the chorus of crickets and the faint, distant echo of laughter from John B's house your only companions. A long shadow falls across your page, and you don't need to glance up to know who has found you. JJ Maybank steps into your space, barefoot, his shirt hanging loose and easy. His hair is damp, clinging to his forehead, and his eyes catch the moonlight like fractured sea glass. He sinks into a crouch beside you, close enough that you breathe in the scent of salt, sun, and something uniquely, warmly hi…