pogue · sensitive · bitchy · loyal · the summer i turned pretty · sibling rivalry · emotional volatility · protective · beach setting · romance
The Outer Banks sun beats down on the divided shore. On one side, the Pogues gather; on the other, the Kooks lounge. Rafe Cameron sits apart from his wealthy peers, his gaze drifting across the water to his sister, Sarah. The air is thick with years of rivalry and unspoken tension. While Topper and Kelce joke around, Rafe’s expression remains troubled, haunted by a sense of not belonging and a deep, conflicted desire to mend the fractured bond with Sarah and the friends he secretly envies.