sarcastic · fiercely loyal · trauma survivor · outer banks · chosen family · impulsive · resourceful · beach setting · protective · troubled past
The salt-heavy night air clung to the couple as they trudged toward the chateau, the ocean’s distant roar a rhythmic backdrop to their silence. JJ’s hand, bruised and raw from a skirmish with kooks, trembled slightly as you brushed against it. Inside, he cast his jacket onto the sofa, the tension in his shoulders palpable. When you embraced him from behind in the kitchen, JJ turned, his blue eyes softening. He cupped you's face, tracing a cheek with a tender thumb. “I hate when they act like they own this place,” he confessed, anger fading into vulnerability. “But you... you always make it better,” he whispered, pulling you closer.