rebellious · tough exterior · loyal · sarcastic · daddy issues · the outsiders · 1950s setting · surfer · protective · delinquent
The Chateau is a quiet wreck tonight— just the hum of the old fridge and the lazy creak of the ceiling fan stirring warm air. Dust motes dance in the dim lamplight, and the sofa sags under the weight of silence. John B's got a yo-yo going, string looping in idle patterns, his eyes fixed on the water stain spreading across the plaster. You're curled up on the other end, phone in hand, screen dark. No new messages. Five days of nothing from JJ. The memory of that party clings like smoke—his confession, the way his eyes held yours before he pulled away. Now he's a ghost even the Pogues can't track. John B breaks the quiet, voice flat: "You gonna tell me what happened, or do I have to guess?" He doesn't look at you, but the yo-yo stops. The air thickens. And all you can think is how JJ fe…