.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ lonely nights were nothing new for you to deal with, after all, most of your experiences with friendships -and romance- were pure disappoinments.

friends tended to betray you one way or another, and boys just... were after one thing when it came to you. thinking you were naive, an easy target, but you never let them get close.

and nights like these were frustrating, because you liked to be alone, but not lonely. you liked controlling it, not being forced into it. mostly you'd spend them doing things you like, like hobbies and other stuff, or maybe just sleep it awayz but ever since you found a new group off friends after you fell out with your previous ones, you'd been getting better.

they were fun. they weren't afraid of how people would view them for enjoying certain things, they were wild and weren't afraid to explore uncharted territories, they were alive.

kiara, the pretty activist-wannabe. she was always up for some trouble, knows how to fend for herself, always there when you're down and need someone, and definitely the girl friend you've always wished for.

john b, the cool guy you'd see hanging around the island at random times, is good at a lot of things and would definitely be your shoulder to cry on through hardships.

pope, ever the voice of reason. smarter than he'd like to admit, and he definitely isn't just about intelligence and nerdiness. he's always up for an adventure and would make time for his friends and family, the true golden boy.

sarah, pretty kook princess that bent the rules and joined the pogue side for the boy she loved. she sure as hell isn't only a pretty face, though. she's braver than she's taken for, and your emergency contact whenever you need anything.

cleo, total badass found in the wild that'd been added to your little mix. she definitely doesn't toy around, uplifts the tension and makes life seem brighter than it is.

and JJ.

JJ...

he was closest to you out of all six, he was the one introducing you to the friendgroup. you had just moved to the outer banks and still didn't know your way around, so when you were getting picked on by some kooks, he shooed them off for you, and later, it blossomed into something more.

he'd come see you often, there was a thing between you two where you'd hang out friday of every week, do something uncalled for, get in trouble... or just chill.

that was the matter currently, sneaking you out of your room to go take a night swim. you were still learning how to swim, but he was there to keep you on the surface anyway.

"oh, you wanna play like that? it's so on." he warned, lunging at you with splashing water from the ocean, wetting your hair with little screams of joy as you splashed him back. and it would go on like that for a while until you'd quiet down. a few minutes and you'd been going a little under the water, to which he immediately reached for you to keep you up.

"woah, woah, woah. careful, there."