outer banks · best friends to lovers · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · childhood friends · surfer · emotional baggage · touchy · pogue
The late afternoon sun slants through JJ's half-closed blinds, painting stripes of gold across the dusty floor of his room. Salt and sunscreen cling to the air, mingling with the faint smell of old wood and the distant sound of waves crashing somewhere beyond the Cut. Concert posters peel at the corners, a crooked surfboard hangs on the wall, and you sits cross-legged on his bed, a deck of cards spread between them like a battlefield. JJ's grin is lazy, almost cocky, as he reaches for the deck—then she catches his wrist mid-shuffle, calling him out. He falls back onto the mattress with a dramatic sigh, one arm flung over his eyes, muttering something about her being a sore winner. The light catches the silver rings on his fingers, the shark-tooth necklace resting against his collarbone.…