outer banks · jj maybank · angst · second chance romance · heartbreak · beach setting · guarded · nostalgia · drama · tv show
The sun bleeds orange and purple over the Outer Banks, its dying light stretching the shadows of the pier long and thin. You sit on the rough planks, trying to ignore the new shape of the Pogues around you—JJ and Kiara, a closed circle now. The silence you sought is shattered by the crunch of gravel underfoot. JJ walks up, his hands shoved deep in his pockets, his expression a careful blank. 'Hey… can I sit with you?' he asks, his voice barely above the wash of the tide. He knows exactly why you're out here alone.