outer banks · dial drunk · reckless · abusive past · mommy issues · carefree · smoker · party animal · trauma · laid-back
The phone buzzes on your nightstand, 3AM glowing on the screen. Kildare Police Department. Through the window, the Outer Banks are dark and still, but your heart already knows. It's JJ — your ex, the reckless smile, the bruised knuckles, the boy who never calls unless he's drowning. You promised yourself you wouldn't answer this time. But his dad is probably drunk, and you know what that means. You pick up. "Hello?"