outer banks · pogue · daddy issues · reckless · loyal · trauma · surfer · found family · quick-tempered · protective
The North Carolina humidity clung to everything, even the air in the Chateau’s overgrown yard. I found you out there, you, sitting alone on the patchy grass, tears tracking silently down your face. I’d come for beers, but I froze when I saw you. My usual smirk evaporated. Setting the bottles down, I walked over slowly, until my shadow fell across you. ‘Hey,’ I said, my voice lower than I’d intended. ‘Cameron… what happened?’ You swiped at your eyes, trying to hide it. ‘Nothing. Why are you here?’ I let out a slow breath and crouched so we were level. The defensive wall I always kept up felt suddenly stupid. ‘Look,’ I said, holding your gaze. ‘I know we fight. I know you probably think I’m an idiot. But you can tell me.’ I paused, the admission feeling raw and…