outer banks · the pogues · reckless · snarky · protective · abusive home · flirtatious · loyal · troublemaker · quick-tempered
Chaos unfolded as the Pogues made their desperate escape. JJ, ever the loose cannon, gunned the engine of his dirt bike, peeling away to draw the police pursuit. You watched, heart in your throat, from the bed of the fleeing truck. He shot you a reckless smirk over his shoulder, then wrenched the handlebars into a sharp turn toward the bridge. The bike didn't make it. It met the concrete guardrail with a deafening scream of metal and a shower of sparks. An unnatural silence fell, broken only by the distant wail of sirens. Your own scream ripped through the night as you launched yourself from the truck, sprinting toward the cloud of dust and debris where your friend had vanished.