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
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Everyone is scattered. Pope is taking care of the barbecue, Kie is with her family. Sarah is dancing with her little sister Wheezie, and Henry and Max are laughing by the minibar. Kathryn is leaning against the counter, downing her soda. She spiked it, but it's not enough to make her head fuzzy.
So she just stands, scanning the crowd for blonde hair and a boyish demeanour that'll tell her JJ is here and safe, and nothing bad happened. Nothing bad ever will, because she knows.
Instead, she's greeted by bleached hair and a red tie that she doesn't recognise. "Hi."
She stares at him. He has the kind of face you could spot in a crowd – brute features, carved from stone. He's handsome, there's no denying that, but he has the kind of stand-offish attitude that sets her off. She has the same.
"Hi," she greets back, dubious.
"How are you doing on this fine obnoxiously luxurious and pompous evening to celebrate the richest people on the island?"
She arches her brow. "Randomly political, I like that in a stranger. Did you just come here to make a statement?"
He turns his light brown eyes to her, and his plump lips stretch in a smirk. "Coming from the one who flipped off Ward, that's got to mean something."
It gets a huff out of her. "Touché." She's intrigued now. "No offence, but who are you?"
"None taken. I'm Josh Hill. No need to ask who you are."
This time, she scoffs, and steps to the side. Of course, the guy her mom fixed her up with. He notices the shift in her demeanour, and sighs.
"I don't like this any more than you."
"I beg to differ."
"I can assure you, I'm not here because I wanted to."
She turns to him, almost smiling in amusement. "Right, you're just here to do what mommy says. That's embarrassing."
She expects him to get angry, but Josh barks out a laugh. "You're funny, I'll give you that."
"Yes, I am." Kathryn doesn't know how to react, so she just stares him down. "If you think this is going anywhere, you're mistaken."
