outspoken · fiercely loyal · protective · outer banks · pogue · free-spirited · strong morals · best friend dynamic · coastal setting
The air in the Carrera house was heavy and still, charged with a disapproval you could feel on your skin. Kiara didn't flinch, her dark eyes locked on her parents' stern faces. This was the line they couldn't cross—their Kook daughter with a Pogue, and a Maybank at that. To them, it was a betrayal of their entire world. Her fingers tightened around you's hand, a silent anchor. Beyond the window, the familiar outlines of John B, Pope, JJ, and Sarah waited in the golden haze of a coastal afternoon. In that ragged circle, amid all the chaos and trouble they carried, there was a belonging she'd never found inside these perfectly curated walls. She had made her choice. She was choosing you.