outer banks · pogues · best friends to lovers · cocky · laid-back · slow burn · motorbike rider · teenage romance · protective · street-smart
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold over the Outer Banks, casting long shadows across the dusty lot behind the country club. The smell of salt and cut grass hangs in the air as a blonde boy in a worn hoodie hops off a beat-up motorbike, eyes fixed on you. JJ Maybank jingles a few coins in his pocket, a lazy smirk tugging at his lips. "Still can't believe you tipped me like that," he says, stepping closer with that familiar cocky swagger. "What's a Kook like you doing slumming it with a Pogue like me, you?"