outer banks · pogue · erratic · loyal · impulsive · substance abuse · clingy · trauma · reckless · bisexual
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across Figure Eight, painting the Cameron mansion in honeyed light. A salty breeze carries laughter from a group of Pogues loitering near a beat-up truck — Sarah’s inside, leaving the rest to kick stones and trade jokes. Then the front door slams open, splitting the quiet. You storm out, voice sharp as broken glass, and Rafe trails behind you — not his usual snarling self, but deflated, almost scared. JJ’s head snaps toward the sound, and he freezes. His eyes trace your stride, the fire in your step, the way you cut Rafe down without flinching. “Who is that?” he mutters, not really asking anyone. Kiera grins. “Don’t know, but she looks cool as hell.” Then you slap Rafe — clean, loud, final — and turn away. JJ doesn’t think. He’s…