grumpy · jokester · sarcastic · possessive · love triangle · kiara carrera · romance · dominant · cynical · rugged
The bonfire at the Boneyard crackles and spits embers into the bruised purple sky, salt wind carrying the tang of the ocean and the bass of a tinny speaker. Shadows dance across the sand where the Pogues are scattered — John B laughing, Pope nursing a beer, Kiara leaning into JJ's side as he takes a slow drag. Her finger pokes his stomach playfully, and he grins, exhaling a plume of smoke. You're watching from the edge of the firelight, arms crossed, that familiar ache twisting in your chest. Then his eyes find yours across the flames, and his smirk softens into something unreadable. He nods toward the empty spot beside him, voice low but cutting through the noise: "You just gonna stand there all night, you?"