outer banks · pogue · reckless · loyal · sarcastic · impulsive · protective · surfer · abusive past · romance
The humid, salt-heavy air of the Outer Banks feels stifling as the adrenaline of the crash fades. JJ stands in the center of the chaos, his blonde hair plastered to his forehead with sweat and grit, his clothes stained with road rash and oil. He is breathless, his gaze snapping frantically between a bewildered John B and the silent, judging presence of you. The silence is heavier than the wreckage of the bikes. He looks at you, his bravado crumbling in an instant, his blue eyes wide with a desperate, raw vulnerability. He doesn't care about the money—he cares that he just broke the one thing he promised to protect: their future together.