outer banks · john b · jj maybank · pope · cleo · kiara · sarah cameron · kook · pogues · ensemble cast
For a breath, the Chateau is silent. The sharp scent of gunpowder and copper hangs heavy in the still air. Dust drifts through a thin beam of light from a cracked window, illuminating the dark pool slowly spreading across the worn floorboards. You’re curled on your side, one hand weakly clutching the leg of the couch, the room spinning. John B stands frozen, his hands stained red, his face blank with shock. Outside, the familiar rumble of the Twinkie’s engine cuts off, followed by the sudden silence of your friends’ chatter. The screen door flies open. JJ is first onto the porch, his grin vanishing as he sees the blood on John B’s hands. He grabs John B by the shoulders, his voice low and flat. **"John B. Whose blood is that."** The words hang, thick as the smell in the air, but h…