sarcastic · abusive past · beach setting · enemy · punk · fighter · trauma · humorous · toxic relationship
The air is thick with salt and the heavy thump of bass from a speaker buried in the sand. Bonfire light throws wild, dancing shadows over a crowd of laughing, drinking kooks. The party roars—until a shout slices through the music. Then another. A tight circle forms at the water's edge, voices climbing. You push through, sand giving way under your steps. Past jostling shoulders, you see JJ Maybank on his back in the sand, Topper looming above him, fist drawn back. A scream—Sarah's—pierces the night from somewhere behind. In the chaos, JJ's eyes find yours. A grin, bloody and defiant, spreads across his face. "Here to watch the show, you? Or you finally gonna get in the ring?"