Outer Banks x Reader Oneshots

Stop Pushing me Away ~ JJ x Gender Neutral Reader

N/n = nickname

You and the Pogues sat around in lawn chairs, sipping beers and talking. You sat by Pope and John B. You ignored JJ. Pope made a math joke and you called him a nerd, chuckling. You felt JJ's eyes on you.

You glanced at him.

"(Y/n)," JJ said.

"What?" You said, showing no interest in your voice.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" He asked.

"Go ahead," you said, not moving.

"Alone."

"Why?" You asked.

"Please, (Y/n). We need to talk," JJ replied. You rolled your eyes.

"Fine," you mumbled. You stood up, as did JJ.

You both walked off as the others stared.

At last, you stopped and JJ turned to you.

"What's so important, JJ?" You asked in an annoyed tone.

"I...I just feel like you're ignoring me. Did I do something? I'm sorry if I did, I just-"

"No, JJ. You did nothing wrong. Are we good?" You replied.

"No, (Y/n). You don't even look at me anymore. We were best friends, (N/n)."

"Don't call me that. And I'm not doing anything. You're imagining whatever you're talking about. I'm not ignoring you."

"When was the last time we had a conversation and what was it about?" JJ asked.

"Now and it's about some bullshit that's not even going on," you replied.

"No, (Y/n). Before this. When was the last time we had a conversation?"

You thought for a moment.

"I don't know," you mumbled.

"Exactly. We used to talk all the time, (N/n). I miss you. What happened? Please just tell me," JJ said.

"Nothing's going on," you lied.

"Stop pushing me away," JJ said.

"I'm not," you replied.

"I thought you trusted me," JJ said, clearly hurt.

"No. I do trust you. Just-... You know what? Forget it. Nothing is going on and I'm not ignoring you."

"(Y/n), please. If you don't tell me, I'm gonna think I did it and then I'm gonna feel really bad. You don't want that, right?"

"Ugh, fine. I just..." You started. You looked down. "A little while ago, I started to... feel something... I mean..." You sighed. "I started to feel... differently about you..."

JJ looked down.

"You don't like me anymore?" JJ asked.

"No, no, no. On the contrary..." You replied. "I-I started to... feel a different..." You paused for a moment. "I love you, J. More than a friend, okay?"

"Then why'd you push me away?" JJ asked after a moment.

"Because..." You exhaled. "Because I didn't want to. I didn't want to ruin what we had. I couldn't let myself feel that way. And I was afraid of it. So I pushed you away, hoping that would get rid of my feelings so we could just be friends again. Clearly that's not working, though."

"Thank you for telling me," JJ said.

"Yeah. I know you probably feel pretty awkward right now and that's why I didn't wanna tell you. I'm sorry," you said.

"No, no, no. I... I feel the same way, (Y/n)," JJ replied.

"W-wait. You mean-"

"Yeah. I love you... more than a friend."

You let that sink in for a minute.

"Can I kiss you?" JJ asked. You nodded shyly. Then, Jj kissed you and you kissed back.

"Uh-huh. "Talk", they said. "Talk"," Pope said. You and JJ separated. You blushed deeply as did JJ.

John B, Pope, and Kie were watching you and JJ.

"What the fuck, guys!" You said.

"It's Hallmark all over again," John B joked. Kie and Pope snickered and you blushed deeper.

"Shut up," you said.

"You sure made JJ shut up," Kie joked.

"Leave us alone," JJ said.

"Why, so you can do even more?" Pope said with a smirk.

"Move it," you said, shooing them away. They did as you said and left you and JJ alone.

el end.