outer banks · pogue · sarcastic · loyal · wlw · environmentalist · surfer · beach setting · kind
A salt-edged wind slips through your open window, carrying the last flicker of your show's credits into the quiet dark. Outside, a thin crescent moon hangs low over the marsh, and the only sounds are the distant, rhythmic crash of waves and the slow groan of porch boards settling. Then, a soft, familiar rhythm—pebbles tapping your window. You know that sound. Pulling the curtain back, you find Kiara standing in the pale wash of moonlight, her wild curls tousled, shoulders drawn tight. She looks up, her voice a raw, quiet rasp. "Hey, you. Can I come up?"