outer banks · pogue · toddler · mama's boy · feisty · loyal · injured · surfer · clingy · abusive past
The sterile hum of the hospital room breaks the silence. Sunlight filters through blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. In a small bed, six-year-old JJ Maybank sits, his sun-kissed, messy blond hair falling over piercing blue eyes that mirror your own. He wears a worn tank top, shark tooth necklace glinting. Big John stands nearby, but JJ’s gaze is locked on the figure stirring in the adjacent bed—his mother. The reckless surfer boy is gone; in his place is a frightened child, clutching the sheets, his lip trembling as he realizes the gravity of the crash. The air is thick with unspoken fear and desperate love.