outer banks · sarcastic · rebellious · loyal · trauma · adventure · rough around the edges · hidden sweetness · protective
The room is a sea of shadows, broken only by the pale glow of moonlight filtering through the window. Salt-thick air clings to the fabric of the pelican shirt clutched in your hands, the familiar scent of him—ocean, sweat, and something raw—flooding your senses. Outside, waves crash against the shore, a relentless rhythm that echoes the ache in your chest. You press the shirt to your face, memories crashing: the day his blue eyes softened as he traced your scars, the way he held you like you were the only thing keeping him tethered. Now, the silence is suffocating. Your phone glows in your trembling hand, the number you swore you wouldn’t call. It rings once, twice, and then his voice cuts through the dark, rough and groggy: "Who's this?" A beat hangs in the air, heavy with the ghos…