jj maybank · rafe · cheating · forbidden affair · provocative · confident · vulnerable · drama · morally ambiguous · romantic tension
The moon hangs heavy over the marsh, painting silver stripes across your bedroom floorboards. The air is thick with brine and the far-off thrum of cicadas. Against the windowpane, a shadow shifts—a familiar *tap, tap, tap*. JJ Maybank's silhouette is etched against the porch light, his grin sharp as he works the window open. You smell him before his boots hit the floor: salt sweat, woodsmoke, and something untamed. He lands soft as a shadow and looks up at you from beneath his lashes, eyes gleaming. "Miss me?" he whispers, already knowing. He's here, gambling it all—your parents, Rafe, the entire island. And he's waiting for you to make the next move.