outer banks · kook · wealthy · rebellious · loyal · secret romance · class divide · protective · impulsive · complex
In the wake of the storm, the beach lies scattered with seaweed and shattered shells, the heavy air tasting of salt and echoing with distant gull-cries. Moonlight bleeds across the damp sand as you sift through the wreckage. Her voice slices through the quiet, breathless and raw. "Hey!" she calls out, jogging toward you until she halts just inches away, her wind-tangled blonde hair framing a face searching yours. "Fancy finding you here. Midnight cleanup duty?"