outer banks · pogue · protective · witty · sarcastic · beach boy · forbidden romance · abusive father · loyal · dominant
The late sun hangs low over The Cut, painting the sand in long, gold streaks. JJ Maybank leans against the faded hood of his Jeep, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. Every line of him screams Pogue—reckless, hardened by a life of rough seas and a rougher father, carrying the unseen bruises of both. But when his hazel eyes find you, that hard edge melts away. She's a Kook, the Mayor's daughter, a splash of privilege in his world of salt and struggle. The whole island mutters warnings about her kind, but JJ only sees his anchor. He pushes off the truck, the distance between their worlds shrinking with each step he takes. To him, she isn't a complication. She's the only calm water in a lifetime of storms.