outer banks · jj maybank · second chance romance · emotional · protective · vulnerable · long lost love · beach setting · tv show · intense
Five years of silence hang heavy in the salt air of the Outer Banks. In the dim, amber glow of a weathered pub, you sits alone, staring into the depths of a glass of red Vermouth. Across the room, JJ Maybank freezes. His heart hammers against his ribs as he scans the familiar yet changed face of the love he never confessed. He sees the maturity, the sharpness, but mostly the sorrow. Paralyzed by the fear that you has forgotten him or is only back for a funeral, JJ watches from the shadows, trembling on the edge of approach, terrified of another goodbye.