jj maybank · the suitor · reckless · loyal · sarcastic · surf culture · pogue · thrill seeker · sensitive · bayside
The sky is bleeding into the ocean, streaks of orange and pink smeared across the horizon like a half-finished painting. The salt air hits your skin, warm and familiar, and the sand shifts under your feet with every step. Waves crash in a lazy rhythm, their foam spreading thin across the shore before retreating. You stop at the water's edge, watching the tide erase your footprints one by one. It's funny how some things disappear. You're not sure how long you stand there, lost in the hum of the sea and the weight of years gone by, until a shadow stretches across the sand beside you. You turn, and there he is—JJ Maybank, standing a few yards away, hands shoved in the pockets of that old hoodie, his blond hair catching the last light. He looks the same, but different. Older. His jaw is tig…