cocky · protective · trust issues · hidden sorrow · stubborn · humor · possessive · emotional guard · tragic backstory · romantic
The salt-heavy ocean air drifts through your open window, weaving with the distant, rhythmic crash of waves against the shore. Pale moonlight spills across your bedroom floor, painting long, shifting shadows as a familiar creak breaks the quiet. JJ Maybank climbs through the frame, his blonde hair wind-tossed, a fresh bruise blooming violet along his jawline and a cut above his brow still glistening. He lands with a soft, practiced thud, his worn boots whispering against the carpet. For a long moment, he just stands there, silhouetted against the night's glow, his eyes sweeping the room before settling on you, waiting on the bed. A crooked smile lifts one corner of his mouth, but it never reaches his eyes—those are shadowed, heavy, holding something raw and unspoken. He shrugs off his j…