Best friends since 3rd grade, Riley and JJ have always been there for each other, especially after Riley's parents died, but when the pogues go on a treasure hunt to find £400 million, will things stay that way, or will it develop into something more? Will JJ be able to save Riley from her own dark thoughts? JJ Maybank x Female OC Trigger warnings- - depression - self harm -assault #2 in jjmaybank Disclaimer- I have put trigger warnings for a lot of chapters, however i haven't for every chapter with a trigger warning in it. This is your warning now the whole story could trigger people, so if you're effected by any of the topics above, please don't read this story. I don't own any characters or plot lines apart from Riley and any of her storylines

Sophie Hayes was engraved into the land of Outer Banks. A town that only seemed to haunt her alongside that five letter last name. That name that held more secrets than its own legacy should have. A name written in blood and greed. And Sophie never fit into just one world- not really. Because by blood, she was both a Kook and a Pogue. And everyone knew that if you lived in the Outer Banks, you were for one side or the other. Not both. Even if that meant someone forced your hand in choosing your side. But when there was someone who walked the other side that you use to know, it makes things a little more complicated than it should have been. And that complication always seemed to be JJ Maybank, himself.

Welcome to the world of Lillie Banks.

Five rules. Six weeks. Seven teens all trapped together on an island. After a disastrous trip on the Coastal Venture, the Pogues find themselves marooned on an unknown island with no way to call home. At first, survival is simple. John B outlines five rules to keep them alive. They carve weapons, find fresh water, and hunt for food. The Pogues are ready for whatever the island may throw at them. Except the island isn't the problem. They are. When there is nothing to do and nowhere to go, the spiral starts, and it doesn't stop. JJ gets high off a mushroom he definitely shouldn't have eaten. Parker Kate and Cleo form a friendship over increasingly dangerous booby traps. And Pope's convinced he's Caesar Flickerman. What started as a way to keep their heads above water slowly morphs into uncontrolled chaos until one day, the Pogues are too distracted to notice their ticket home. The fun and games are over. The Pogues have to make a choice: find a way to live on this island without destroying everything in their path or never make it back home.

In a world where everything comes in threes, the third time has to be the charm. For the Pogues, it might be their last chance at bringing the treasure on home. Parker Kate Routledge has spent the past year believing her father is dead. So, when he shows up alive and well in Barbados, Parker is thrown for a loop. Adjusting to a familiar yet foreign reality, Parker is haunted by her past. So, when Big John proposes another treasure hunt, Parker throws herself into the chase, no matter what it might cost. JJ Maybank doesn't have much. He doesn't have a house. He doesn't have a job. But he does have Parker. More in love than he's ever been, JJ's content watching his girlfriend reconnect with her family. After all, the cross is still out there, and JJ is determined to take it back. But as the hunt grows more dangerous and JJ's actions more reckless, JJ realizes he can only channel his inner "03' Bonnie & Clyde" for so long. Something - or someone - has gotten it in Parker's head that JJ is better off without her. And if there is one thing JJ is certain: he is not better off without Parker. Two separate treasures lead them two separate ways, and by the time their paths collide, it may already be too late. Parker and JJ have to determine what they're willing to fight for, what they're willing to let someone take, and what true treasure really is.

Nine years after the Pogues' high school graduation, Charlotte has built the life she always dreamed of - a respected Public Defender in Kildare, just like her father. She has purpose, stability, and a career she's proud of. But when a new case lands on her desk, everything shifts. The defendant is JJ Maybank - the boy who once meant everything to her, and the one she never truly let go. Caught between the professional and the personal, Charlotte is forced to confront the past she thought she'd buried. As she fights to defend JJ in the courtroom, she's also fighting the unresolved feelings between them - and the weight of how things ended years ago. Told across two timelines - the present day and their final year of high school - Back to You is a story of first love, second chances, and the ties that never really break.

Imani Carrera is a 17-year-old sarcastic firecracker with a sharp tongue and an unapologetic love for chaos. Growing up in the privileged world of Figure Eight, she's spent her life rejecting the Kook ideals her parents tried to instill in her. Instead, Imani carved her own path, one filled with music, surfing, and a fierce loyalty to the Pogues and her sister Kiara. Then there's JJ Maybank-the wild card. JJ has always been Imani's partner in chaos, her reckless counterpart who matches her energy in all the best (and worst) ways. Their playful teasing and flirtatious banter have always been a hallmark of their friendship, but as time goes on, Imani begins to feel a magnetic pull toward him she can't quite ignore. JJ knows her better than anyone, seeing through her defenses and understanding her in a way that feels both exhilarating and terrifying. For years, Imani dismissed their connection as nothing more than harmless fun, but as grief and loss draw them closer together, the lines between friendship and something more begin to blur. Imani fights against her feelings, unwilling to risk the dynamic they've built or the possibility of ruining their friendship. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to deny the truth-JJ isn't just her partner in chaos; he might be the one person who understands her better than she understands herself. In a world divided by class and chaos, Imani and JJ must decide whether to take the leap into something deeper or let their fear keep them apart.

After the tragic death of Charlotte Sawyer's father, the Sawyer family moved to their summer home in the beautiful Outer Banks, NC. Once in the OBX, she finds herself living a double life. A life as Charlotte Sawyer, with her kook family, friends, and expectations. But then, once the sun set a life as Charlie, a free-spirited teenager who loved the ocean. A story of friendship, love, family, loss, adventure, and the ocean. Conflicted loyalties and the ultimate decision between two boys of two different worlds.

JJ is a sweet and gentle soul who tries to play the "bad boy" and act strong, all to hide the pain of his troubled home life. But underneath it all, he's always had a quiet crush on Michelle-the girl who's not only his best friend but also JB's. Michelle is mysterious and guarded, carrying her own family wounds no one ever sees because she's mastered the art of hiding her pain behind a perfect mask. They've known each other since kindergarten, growing up side by side, their bond unbreakable. To JJ, Michelle was always the light in the darkness, the one who softened his rough edges. And she, in turn, always held a secret place in her heart just for him. They dreamed of a future together-a happy ending where they'd marry and face the world as one. But fate had other plans, and one day, everything changed...

(STORY IS 18+ MATURE CONTENT) Rafe Cameron grew up always having more than anyone else. Alana Routledge grew up fending for herself. Their worlds collide when Ward Cameron offers to temporary guardianship of Alana after her father, Big John, had been missing for nearly a year. Her older brother, John B, had been deemed as unfit and with just months before her 18th birthday, Alana is at a loss of what to do and where she belongs. Is she a Pogue? Is she a Pogue? Alana's relationship with JJ Maybank has always been like she had been skating on thin ice but that ice breaks the moment her bedroom is placed across the hall from Rafe Cameron's. #1 in Rafe Cameron (11.07.24) -ENEMIES TO LOVERS -FORCED PROXIMITY -BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER -UNEXPECTED BABY Follows the main storyline (with twists of course as this is a fanfic) to Outer Banks, starting at Season 1 and will continue into Season 5 and there will be extended scenes for their future) *TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR VIOLENCE, DEATH, GRAPHIC CONTENT, ADULT CONTENT, BETRAYAL AND MORE! FULL LIST OF TRIGGERS ON INTRO PAGE*