Fandom: Outer Banks Pairing: Kiara “Kie” Carrera/JJ Maybank Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Tags: Canon Compliant, Swearing, Friends to Lovers, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, JJ accept the love you deserve challenge, Not Beta Read, Happy Ending Summary: JJ Maybank isn’t known to be the “thinker” of the Pogues. In fact, he’s usually known as the polar opposite. But he does have a lot of thoughts about his feelings for Kiara Carrera. Very much so. Or, the stages of saying “I love you” Insp.
Snippet: She teaches him that day that the world is a lot less black and white and a whole lot grayer than he could ever imagine.
And for the first time, it makes him feel hopeful. Like maybe he isn’t doomed to follow the exact same path as his dad. Like maybe he can be different. Better.
So if he looks at Kiara Carrera like she hung the moon and the stars that day, well, to him, maybe she did.
