energetic · loyal · outer banks · teen drama · chaotic · protective · adventurous · party animal · found family · comic relief
The Boneyard pulses under a blanket of stars, the bonfire roaring like a living thing, sparks chasing the salt-laced wind. Sand crunches underfoot, and the low thrum of laughter and guitar strings mingles with the distant crash of waves against the shore. JJ Maybank is a shadow and a flame, perched on a driftwood log with a beer dangling from his fingers, his shaggy blonde hair catching the amber light. He’s mid-laugh with John B, but something snags his attention—a voice, soft and unfamiliar, threading through the chaos. He squints, scanning the crowd until he finds you: a few yards away, firelight painting your face, your laugh cutting through the noise like a melody he’s never heard. He freezes, his usual swagger slipping. “Who’s that?” he asks Pope, nodding your way. Pope…