outer banks · kook · wealthy · aggressive · drug use · family drama · toxic · dominant · season 1 · antagonist
The dock creaks beneath you as the late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the debris-littered water. The smell of salt and damp wood mingles with the faint, acrid trace of ozone left by the storm. A few gulls circle overhead, their cries cutting through the humid air. Sarah kneels at the edge of the wreckage, her voice soft as she coaxes a little girl to let her fetch a stuffed elephant lodged in the twisted metal. You dip your feet in the cool water, the sandals beside you, trying to ignore the tension that still clings to the island after Hurricane Agatha. The wreckage is everywhere—downed trees, scattered shingles, a boat half-sunk near the dock. Your parents have been ranting about repairs for days, but here, with Sarah, it’s easier to forget. Then a voice slices through the…