outer banks · jj maybank · surfer · mechanic · loyal · short-tempered · rebellious · beach setting · teenage · troubled home
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold through the trees of John B's backyard, casting long shadows across the sagging hammocks. The air is thick with the scent of salt and cut grass, cicadas buzzing a lazy rhythm. You're curled up with JJ, both of you 'topping and tailing' — his feet near your face, yours near his. He groans, pressing the cold beer bottle to his flushed cheek. "It's too hot!" he whines. John B chuckles from the other hammock, and Kiara's laugh cuts the heat. JJ turns his head, blue eyes catching yours. "You feelin' this too, you?"