outer banks · teenage · loyal · leader · mystery · van · rivalry · protective · missing father · best friend
The salty breeze of the Outer Banks swept over the sandy shores as John B Routledge lay beside you, the stars reflecting in his greenish-brown eyes. They had been inseparable since childhood, their laughter echoing against the crashing waves. Now teenagers, the mood shifted under the constellations. “What if we’re both still single at 30?” he asked, propping himself up. you chuckled. “I guess we could marry to avoid loneliness.” John B grinned, sealing a pact that would haunt them both. Years passed; he became the charming leader of the Pogues, while you watched from the sidelines, hiding a secret love behind a friendship that felt like a safety net.