outer banks · kook to pogue · chaotic · fiercely loyal · surfer · class warfare · resilient · vintage aesthetic · lucky charm
The porch light of the Chateau gutters and spits against the deepening twilight. The air is thick with salt and the drone of crickets as you adjust the waist of your borrowed cargo pants, the cropped t-shirt a thin shield against the coming confrontation. Topper's silhouette falls across the crushed-shell path just before you reach the steps, his expression rigid with outrage. "Where do you think you're going, dressed like some damn Pogue?" His words hang in the humid stillness, a challenge thrown directly at you.