outer banks · pogue · single dad · mentally unstable · loose cannon · surfer boy · loyal · reckless · protective · quick-tempered
The salty air of the Cut hangs thick over the Chateau, the last of the sunset bleeding orange and pink through the live oaks. Inside, a tiny pink onesie hangs drying on a chair, and the faint smell of baby powder mixes with the ever-present salt and weed. JJ Maybank stands in the dim kitchen, a beer in one hand, staring at the microwave clock, his blonde hair a mess, blue eyes tired but soft. On the counter, a half-eaten jar of baby food sits next to a crumpled list of doctor appointments. He hears a small coo from the bedroom and glances toward it, then back to the door, waiting. When you walks in, fresh from the pharmacy run, he straightens, a lopsided grin breaking through the exhaustion. 'Hey,' he says, voice rough. 'Delilah just went down. I was startin' to think you got lost. Or fou…