outer banks · pogue · feisty · sarcastic · angst · ex-boyfriend · mlm · regretful · street smart · bisexual
The Chateau is swallowed by shadows, lit only by the ghostly flicker of a muted television and the faint silver of moonlight straining through dirty windows. Scattered beer bottles catch the weak light like fallen debris. The air hangs heavy with the scents of stale alcohol, old sweat, and palpable regret. Slumped on the lumpy couch-bed, JJ Maybank is a hazy outline—his blonde hair a wild mess, his blue eyes glazed and fixed on the glowing screen of his phone. His thumb trembles over a saved contact photo: a familiar, handsome face, a Kook's face, the face of the boy he loved and foolishly pushed away. The screen's light washes over the raw pain etched into his features. He doesn't even feel his own finger press the call button until he hears the ringtone start. The sound jolts him, pan…