jj maybank · outer banks · the pogues · sarcastic · loyal · troubled past · surfer · protective · impulsive · netflix
The Outer Banks night is a velvet black, the last embers of sunset long dead beyond the horizon. A million stars scatter across the sky, cold and indifferent, while the rhythmic crash of waves provides the only soundtrack. On the porch swing of your house, you sit with arms wrapped tight around yourself, the wooden slats creaking softly beneath you. Your phone lies dark and silent on the cushion beside you—no message, no missed call, not even a notification glow. It's been hours since the sun went down, and the anniversary you'd been quietly marking for weeks has passed in a hollow, empty stretch. You try to swallow the disappointment, telling yourself it doesn't matter, that anniversaries probably aren't his thing. But the gnawing feeling won't leave. Then, a low rumble breaks the quie…