Ross38
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“Can’t believe you guys.” She laughs and it is shaky. “No secrets amongst Pogues, right? Ain't that what we always say?”
Nobody answers. Nobody meets her eyes. Pope’s still tracing circles in the grease. Sarah presses her mouth shut so hard it’s white.
Kie's eyes are watering and her voice is way too loud as she turns to JJ.
“And you -- Fuck! You always do this. I'm tired of it, Jayj! Just talk to me!”
____________The Pogues made it through hell.
They won. They’re in love, together, happy - at least that’s how it should be.
But when the clouds clear and the dust settles, they’ll learn that living isn’t as simple as surviving.Set post S3. S4 doesn't exist here.
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- Part 13 of Half-Truths
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He didn’t think. Not in words. It was noise. Sensation.The sting on his cheek, the hum in his jaw, the stupid ringing in one ear.
It all stacked wrong, years folding over each other until he couldn’t tell which version of himself was standing here bracing for the next hit. His chest locked the way it always did.Then the static glitched.
Pope’s hand fisted in his hoodie, “bro, no, I’m right here”; Kie’s thumb under his eye, telling him to breathe; JB tossing a blanket over him, muttering “sleep before you fall over.”
Fast. Crooked. Wrongly timed like his brain couldn’t decide which reality he belonged to.And then a drop straight through his chest that took his breath with it:
I don’t deserve that shit.
_______Four times JJ said "No More", and the one time it actually mattered.
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Half Pints Of Love And The Fifths Of Stress by Ross38 for fictionstew
Fandoms: Outer Banks (TV)
27 Dec 2025
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It’s stupid, he tells himself it’s fine, he’s fine, it’s some dumb song, hold it together, be fuckin’ normal for once… then the scream comes, the chorus hits him full in the gut and he stops pretending.
Everything tilts three steps away from him. The warmth, the lights, the fire slide off to the edges. And his old bedroom floor rushes in.
He’s on his knees. No idea how he ended up there. The voice hits from somewhere above him, too loud. “You dumb little shit. Touch my stash again, I’ll snap your damn fingers.”
Dad's teeth grind and all JJ can think is bad… bad… get out.
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The Pogues spend Christmas together. Things are mostly fine, until they aren’t, and nobody handles it particularly well. -
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He was gone, B. At Christmas. What, you had to sit here and wait?”
John B looked up. “That's not what I'm talking about. You were there right? You saw what happened.”
“No shit.” JJ was on his feet before he realized it. “Dude came in looking for a fight. It’s like… Cut 101. You don’t throw a punch unless you want one.” He shrugged, but it came out tight. “Especially not at my dad.”
“You’d know, huh?”
The second it slipped, JB froze, like he wanted to grab it back, but JJ didn’t give him the chance. He stopped cold. Hands curled.
“What the fuck does that mean?”
__________JJ lives by unspoken rules: don’t mix the Pogues with your family, don’t cry, hit first, and for fuck’s sake never, ever piss Luke off.
Breaking one was all it took, and the rest went with it.
Now John B hates him, home is off-limits, and he’s stuck half-frozen on Kie’s bedroom floor trying to figure out where it all went to shit.Series
- Part 11 of Half-Truths
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JJ smoothed the paper flat again even though it wasn’t wrinkled. He looked at the red teeth, then at Dad’s face.
“When’s she comin’ back?”
“Soon.”
“Like… Before I go to bed?”
“I said soon,” Dad said, tapping his cigarette.
“Where'd she go, daddy?”
“Wherever she damn pleases. Same as always.” The smoke came through his teeth this time.
“You gonna go get her?”
“J…” His name came out quiet. “Don’t start.”
JJs shoe kicked the dirt, and it made a swooshy sound. “I just wanna know.”
“Yeah, well, me too,” Dad said. “Go play.”______
Momma’s gone, Dad’s mad, and 6-year-old JJ only wants her to see the shark he drew. The rest of the day is a mess he never meant to make.Series
- Part 6 of Half-Truths
- Part 4 of Baby Shark
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Collection of my works in the world of Half-Truths sell best.
Season 4 doesn't exist.
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Collection of Baby JJ fics - from toddlerhood to about 10 years old.
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The real story behind JJ shooting that teddy bear, and what he did with the wad of cash from the hotel. Glimmers of Jiara around the edges.
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30 Jan 2026
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Some people believe the new year begins with bells, or waves, or wishes whispered into the dark. For JJ and Kiara, it starts with choosing each other.
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26 Jan 2026
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stolen dreams (and i'm the bitter thief) by PrincessOfNothingCharming for Ross38
Fandoms: Outer Banks (TV)
19 Dec 2025
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He giggles and throws himself at Luke’s leg, wrapping his tiny arms around it and tossing his head back to see his daddy fully. He cheeses through his crooked baby teeth and shakes Luke’s leg as he chirps, “Santa, Daddy! Santa!”
Brushing his fingers through JJ’s soft hair, he shoots Georgia a skeptical look as she dances into the room. She sets her radio down on the counter a little carelessly as another Christmas song comes on, then snatches JJ up like he weighs nothing. He giggles and sets his sticky baby hands on her cheeks as she peppers kisses all over his face between tone-deaf lyrics.
Voice a little rough, Luke gives her a pointed look, “Santa?”
“Yeah, Daddy, Santa!” She winks and leans in close to press her lips to his.
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Luke Maybank's A+ Parenting strikes again... starting with JJ's fourth Christmas.
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28 Dec 2025
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Before every turning point, someone asked. Each question in JJ’s life, from the ones that invited him in to the ones that broke his heart, is a doorway to who he becomes. Sometimes the simplest questions reveal the deepest truths.
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A look at JJ's life, from childhood to adulthood, through a series of questions.
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28 Oct 2025
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Based on Season 2 Episode 8.
John B just fought off an alligator. A freakin’ gator. It was so crazy. It was insanely cool. It was painful as fuck, and John B was pretty sure he was gonna bleed out, stuck on the roof of a half-submerged van. The only thing he knew for sure? It was all JJ’s fault.
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25 Oct 2025