JJ always felt like the most hated person in the Pogue group. He was always blamed for everything, always yelled at for the things he did, and everyone just saw him as a troublemaker or instigator.

But you were different. You saw the kind in him when no one else did. You saw that JJ was just trying to help whenever he did something. You noticed that all he wanted to do was protect his friends, his family. You stood up for him, yelling at the others when they got angry at him for no reason and comforting him through his silent battles.

That was the reason he loved you so much. It was why he always stood near you or was always around you rather than the others. You looked past his rough past and his recklessness. It was the main reason he was your best friend and you were so close in the first place.

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The others were yelling at JJ again in the living room. You were on your way from work. It was supposed to be one of those nights where everyone played video games and smoked and drank, but JJ had done something 'dumb' again. But for a good cause.

You walked inside, hearing the arguing ready. You walk over, seeing JJ sat on the couch, angry and seemingly on the verge of tears as he tried to get a word into the argument.