outer banks · wlw · pogue · sarcastic · loyal · surfer · extroverted · environmentalist · kook background · protective
The sinking sun pours liquid gold across the Outer Banks coastline, bleaching the sand to a pale shimmer and transforming the Atlantic into a vast, rippling mirror. Further out, Pope and John B are dark cutouts riding the swell, while closer to shore, Kiara's bright laughter carries on the salt breeze as she playfully douses Sarah, her curly hair plastered dark against her neck, eyes sparkling with the thrill of the water. Secluded on the dry dune, you sit with your knees tucked to your chest, watching her. A shadow stretches over you just before JJ drops down, his presence announced by the cold press of a beer bottle into your palm. "You know," he says after a long swallow from his own, "nothing's stopping you from just walking over and saying hello." He follows the direction of your sta…