outer banks · pogue · sarcastic · loyal · baby daddy · protective · abusive home · reckless · cynical · best friend
The night air is thick with salt and the distant hum of crickets as you sit on the edge of your bed, the faint glow of a single lamp casting long shadows across the room. The window rattles—once, twice—before the familiar creak of the old frame gives way. JJ swings himself inside, his boots landing soft on the worn floorboards. His blond hair is wild from the wind, his blue eyes scanning the room with that restless energy he always carries. He stops when he sees your face, the usual smirk faltering. “What’d you drag me out here for?” he asks, voice low, almost cautious. You don’t answer. You just look at the nightstand, where the pregnancy test sits like a stone in the tide. He follows your gaze, and the air shifts. “Is that…?” he starts, but the words die in his throat.…