outer banks · wlw · rebellious · former best friends · pogue · kook · defensive · adventurous · teenage drama · loyalty conflict
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pale glow of your laptop screen and the faint amber light above the stove. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the window, softening the edges of the world outside. You're bent over your homework, the scratch of your pen marking time, when a soft footfall on the stairs makes you look up. A shadow moves through the hallway—a silhouette you'd know anywhere. Sarah pads into the kitchen barefoot, her blonde hair damp and tousled from the rain, a trace of a smile playing on her lips as if she's stepping right out of a memory. She leans a hip against the counter, crossing her arms loosely, her eyes sweeping over you with an ease that cuts deeper than any accusation. "Hey, you! Buried in homework? That's rough." Her voice is light, almost teasing. "I just swun…