If I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes too.
JJ MAYBANK / FEM!OC
OBX SEASON 1
FIRST DRAFT ⸻ 05/08/20 → 07/17/20
EDITED ⸻ 02/09/23 → 04/19/23
#1st in outerbanks! (12/7/21)
#1st in kie! (4/11/23)
#1st in netflixoriginals! (4/11/23)
#1st in popeheyward...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Her sheets smell like the sun when she wakes up. It's the first thing that hits Kathryn, before she registers that the sun is high in the sky. JJ's arm is lazily thrown over her stomach, and he's snoring softly. His other arm is covering his eyes, protecting him from the light.
Kathryn doesn't move, and ignores the nausea that comes with the blush on her cheeks. They're still fully clothed, and when she glances down at Kie and Pope, she realises that they all are. Last night was a blur, to be honest, but she figures sleeping comfortably wasn't exactly in their minds at the time.
She vaguely remembers the trip back home, the Pogues staying. Somewhere, in the far back, like her mind is trying to protect her from it, she remembers Rafe. Everyone knows now. How bad it got, how bad it still gets. That could be okay. They could make it okay.
"Kids, kids! You have to go right now." Henry bursts in, almost shits bricks when he sees JJ, everyone startling up. "Now!"
JJ chokes on a snore. "Was... goin' on?"
"We have to sneak you out while Max shows her the house, come on."
The teenagers, barely even awake, stare at Henry groggily. Kathryn catches on a bit late. "Who's there?"
"You'll never guess," he answers, out of breath from running up the stairs. "Now, kids, I really care for you, but you have to leave."
Kie stands up, grabbing her things with a grumble. "I better hear everything when we see each other tonight."
Kathryn frowns, before remembering in a flash. The Midsummers. A Kook party hosted every year. This year, Ward Cameron is named Knight of the Rhododendron, which is as useless and pompous as it sounds. Her dad was one too. She cared a bit more about it then.
She has no plans on going where Ward Cameron is, because he usually comes in pairs with Rafe. "Maybe tomorrow," she says.
"God I have to take care of the barbecue," Pope sighs. "We have to stop at Heyward's."
Henry claps his hands. "Yes, yes, all very nice, can we now focus back on the urgency at hand? Leave!"
JJ gives him a thumbs up as they get out the door. "Don't worry mister H, we'll be discreet." He waves at Kathryn, who waves back hesitantly, still on her bed. "See you later KD."
