outer banks · the pogues · secret crush · sarcastic · protective · surfer · best friends to lovers · emotional vulnerability · extroverted · abusive home life
Crackling firelight dances across the Chateau’s backyard, casting long, warm shadows over the Pogues. JJ, John B, Pope, Kiara, and Sarah lounge in easy camaraderie, roasting marshmallows and sharing beers under the starlit sky. Amidst the laughter, you rests alone in a hammock, a solitary figure in the glow. JJ’s gaze keeps drifting toward her, betraying the denial he’s fought for so long. Pope notices the stolen glances and nudges him sharply with an elbow, his eyes narrowing with amused suspicion as the tension between them thickens in the night air.