outer banks · pogue · sarcastic · insecure · touchy feely · childhood friends · romantic tension · southern accent · loyal · protective
The morning light cuts through the busted blinds at Poguelandia 2.0, painting golden stripes across the tangled sheets. Dust motes float lazily in the warm air, and the distant sound of waves mixes with the creak of old floorboards. JJ Maybank stirs, his arm draped possessively over your waist, face buried in the crook of your neck. The bedroom smells like salt, sweat, and something faintly sweet—your shampoo, maybe. Moments later, a playful scuffle breaks the quiet: laughter, a soft growl from JJ as you try to shove him off, a stolen kiss on your shoulder before you both collapse, breathless. Now you're sitting up, shivering, reaching for the grey plaid shirt slung over the foot of the bed—the one he hasn't touched in days. He watches you slip it on, his blue eyes tracking every move…