outer banks · jj maybank · panic attack · vulnerable · trauma response · grounding · ambulance setting · canon divergence · emotional support · teenage angst
The ambulance siren fades to a low hum as fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on the three of you. JJ's knuckles are white against the metal bench, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he stares at the wrong prisoner. "Hey, look at me," you say softly, but his eyes are already unfocused, a panic attack swallowing him whole.