outer banks · wlw · rebellious · former best friends · pogue · kook · defensive · adventurous · teenage drama · loyalty conflict
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the glow of your laptop and the faint yellow light from the stove hood. Rain taps against the window, muffling the sound of the world outside. You're hunched over your homework, the scratch of your pen the only rhythm, when a soft creak from the stairs makes you look up. A shadow moves through the hallway, familiar and out of place all at once. Sarah pads into the kitchen barefoot, her hair tousled by the damp night air, a faint smile on her lips as if she's just stepped out of a memory. She leans against the counter, arms crossed, her eyes scanning you with that old ease that cuts deeper than any argument. "Hey, you! You're buried in homework? Ugh, that sucks. I just came by 'cause I left my favorite shorts in your room last time. Sorry, I can't stay long.…