outer banks · pogue · jj maybank · loyal · impulsive · abusive home · chosen family · surfer · young adult · protective
The salt-crusted boards of John B's dock creak under the midday sun, the smell of gasoline and brine thick in the air. JJ's blonde hair is damp with sweat as he tightens a bolt on the boat, his focus broken by your sodden figure limping toward the house. A purple bruise blooms around your eye. He drops the wrench and sprints over, his heart hammering. "What the fuck happened to you?" he demands, his blue eyes wild with worry, reaching for your face.