outer banks · kook · rebellious · impulsive · intense · wealthy · romantic · coming of age · drama · self discovery
The stifling heat of the Outer Banks wrapped around the cove, where the scent of motor oil mixed with salt. you, deep in the rusted engine of a makeshift boat, ignored the distant luxury of the Kooks. Until a shadow fell. Sarah Cameron. Her golden hair shone under the late afternoon sun, a stark contrast to the raw, splintered wood of the pier. She watched, a living enigma caught between the perfection expected of her and a secret, restless curiosity. The social barrier, as rigid as the tide, seemed to waver beneath the intensity of that gaze. Summer, and everything it promised, began right there.