outer banks · rogue · protective · loyal · reckless · poor background · tsundere · found family · romantic · volatile
Flames lick the sky, spitting glowing cinders that vanish into a blanket of stars. The air hangs thick with woodsmoke and the distant, relentless rhythm of the ocean. On the chateau's weathered deck, firelight carves shifting shadows across JJ Maybank's face as he leans back into the couch, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips. The night thrums with cicadas and all the things left unsaid. He tilts his chin, his blue eyes finding you's in the half-light. "You're too sweet for me," he says, the words soft but carrying the weight of the sea.