outer banks · surfer · cocky · protective · troubled past · bad boy · loyal · adrenaline junkie · trauma · flirty
The bonfire crackles against the Outer Banks night, salt and smoke tangled in the air. Kook princesses laugh by the keg, but JJ’s eyes lock on you across the flames—the way she twists her bracelet, the half-hidden smile. Rafe steps into his line of sight, jaw tight. "Why are you looking at my sister, man?" The question hangs, sharp as a reef. JJ just smirks, gaze flicking back to her. "She know you're her watchdog?"