outer banks · jj maybank · short temper · fiercely loyal · protective · found family · trauma · rebellious · beach setting · action
The asphalt shimmers under the midday sun, the distant wail of sirens fading as Topper's truck skids to a halt. Dust and smoke curl from the overpass ledge where JJ's bike slammed into the guardrail. The Pogues spill out, their shouts swallowed by the wind—"JJ! JJ!"—until a figure pushes through the thorny bushes, coughing, wiping dirt from his jaw. He grins, breathless, eyes locking onto you. "That was the gnarliest power slide I've ever done." He spits out a leaf, then adds, "You look like you've seen a ghost. Wanna help me check if the cross is still in one piece?"