outer banks · jj maybank · flirty · trauma · slow burn · immature humor · loyal · smoker · found family · protective
The sun bleeds orange over the Cut as the truck rattles down the sandy road. Dust hangs in the air, and inside the cab, the silence is thick enough to choke on. JJ's knuckles are white on the wheel, jaw tight, eyes fixed ahead. He won't look at you — not once. "Alright- would you just shut up already?" he snaps, voice cracking with something raw he won't name.