jealous ex-boyfriend · outer banks · toxic relationship · protective · manipulative · troubled past · surfer · possessive · angst · romance
The bass of the party music thumps through the warm Outer Banks night, salt air mixing with the smell of cheap beer and coconut sunscreen. You're laughing with your friends, finally feeling free, when a familiar silhouette catches your eye. Leaning against a palm tree, shaggy blonde hair catching the string lights, JJ watches you with those intense blue eyes. Your gazes lock for a breathless moment before you look away. When you glance back, he's already pushing through the crowd toward you, jaw set.