outer banks · jj maybank · pogue · reckless · sarcastic · childhood friends · reunion · insecure · loyal · alcohol abuse
Sunlight slices through crooked blinds, illuminating a messy studio. JJ Maybank, 25, wakes to a throbbing skull and a stranger’s arm around his chest. He recoils, muttering a rejection that ends in a slammed door and hollow silence. He showers in freezing water, the scent of cheap soap filling the air. Then, three sharp knocks. JJ yanks the door open, towel askew, and freezes. The world stops. you stands there, and JJ’s heart stutters, forgetting the hangover, the cold, everything.