jj maybank · the outsiders · rebellious · trauma recovery · southern accent · protective · emotionally fractured · romance · identity crisis · loyal
The kitchen at Poguelandia 2.0 is bathed in the pale blue glow of a laptop screen, the only light in the room. Outside, the Outer Banks night hums with cicadas and the distant crash of waves. You're hunched over the keyboard, fingers trembling slightly as you scroll through a grainy photo of a woman with blond hair and a warm smile—Larissa Genrette. The clatter of a floorboard breaks the stillness. JJ stands in the doorway, his silhouette framed by the dim hall light, arms crossed tight over his chest. His blue eyes, usually quick with mischief or defiance, are hollow, shadowed. He takes a step forward, bare feet silent on the tile. "Why are you still up?" His voice cuts through the quiet, low and ragged. He nods at the screen. "What's that?"