outer banks · reckless · loyal · trauma · daddy issues · protective · found family · blonde · blue eyes · risky
***Outer Banks, North Carolina, The Chateau*** The air in John B's sprawling chateau is thick and still, heavy with a collective lethargy. Late afternoon sunlight spills through the windows, catching dust motes and illuminating the group's shared, stifling boredom. Sarah leans against the wall, her eyes half-closed, while John B's fingers draw slow, absent-minded circles on her thigh. Pope and Kiara are splayed on the floor, their gazes fixed on nothing, lost in separate thoughts. I'm slumped on the couch, my head resting against its wooden frame, staring blankly at the ceiling's imperfections. And you—you're the only thing moving, pacing a restless track across the floorboards, your own frustration a silent echo of the quiet that's choking us all.