May_39898
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- Outer Banks (TV) (21)
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I see a spark in the making by May_39898 for stupidthingsgoodoutcomes
Fandoms: Outer Banks (TV)
25 Dec 2025
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They watch a Christmas movie JJ’s never seen before, the kind with way too much snow, actors who look like they’ve never been cold a day in their lives, and a happy ending you can clock from a million miles away. When it gets late, Big John glances toward the window, where rain has started tapping hard against the glass. JJ follows his gaze and thinks, Hopefully snow later. Not for the magic of it—he’s learned better than that—but so he can pack a handful (probably more) down John B’s shirt and make him squeal like a wounded seagull.
“You staying over?” Big John asks, voice rough but casual, like it’s no bigger a deal than when he asked JJ earlier if he wanted seconds.
Or, in other words, this is my Secret Santa prompt for the beloved Stupidthingsgoodoutcomes, where JJ learns throughout the years that Christmas belongs to the people who care enough to stay; and yes, very goofy, very co-dependent Jaybe energy coming right at you!
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A collection of snippets capturing JJ and John B’s friendship!
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- Part 9 of Home Was Never a Place
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But Without You I'm Incomplete (Oh, I Think It Must Be) True Love by May_39898
Fandoms: Outer Banks (TV)
08 Jul 2025
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“He’s just really sunny. Like, everything feels better when he’s around. But he doesn’t get a lot of… good stuff. Not like we do. And I think he needs someone to love him. I just… I love him. A lot.”
Pope looked thoughtful, then shrugged. “That’s okay. You can like whoever you want. I think it’s nice.”
John B nodded, the tight feeling in his chest easing a little. He didn’t have the right words for what he felt—not yet—but he knew it mattered.
Even in third grade, it mattered.
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An intimate exploration of John B’s attempts to understand and define the profound connection he feels with JJ over the years.
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He still didn’t totally get why he cared so much—why he kept looking for signs JJ was okay. But maybe he did know. Because no one deserved to come home to the kind of shit JJ did.
Not even a guy he barely knew.
So he knocked.
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John B, newly evicted and lonelier than he wants to admit, moves into 2A—right next door to JJ Maybank in 2B, a classmate he barely knows. But thin walls and the angry voice of JJ’s father, Luke, make it harder and harder to pretend he doesn’t hear what’s really going on—and even harder to stay a stranger.
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John B’s always noticed JJ’s firsts—the quiet ones no one else sees. The first time he told the truth without flinching. The first time he reached out, not because he was in pain, but because he wanted to. They’re small things, easy to miss. But to John B, they mean everything. Because each one is JJ letting himself be known. Letting himself be loved.
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Years later, John B writes those first down—the quiet turning points that made them who they are now.
Series
- Part 11 of Home Was Never a Place
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Can't Help Falling In Love (with you) by maurawrites
Fandoms: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
12 Nov 2021
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Carlos and TK attend the wedding of Carlos' cousin and the two have a run in with an ex from Carlos' past, and we get a glimpse into exactly why Carlos had been so nervous about introducing TK to his parents.
Bookmarked by May_39898
02 Mar 2026
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Anatomy of a broken heart (and its pieces) by justapoet
Fandom 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020)
18 Aug 2021
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Bookmarked by May_39898
28 Feb 2026
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He doesn’t know exactly when it happened, somewhere between the moment they met and falling in love, but Carlos had a gradual awareness that TK is never going to be far from his mind. He’s his rock. His go-to. His confidant. And his best friend.
Or, five times TK was the most important person in Carlos’ life and one time he shared that title
Bookmarked by May_39898
28 Feb 2026
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3 times Carlos holds his tongue and 1 time he doesn’t.
Or: Carlos has enough and loses it at Owen.
Bookmarked by May_39898
27 Feb 2026
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The moment hangs between them hushed and surreal and almost dreamlike as he folds TK into his arms the best he can while being careful not to put any actual weight onto him. He threads his fingers through TK’s greasy hair, clutches the hem of his flimsy, paper thin hospital gown, puts his lips to his cheek and jaw again and again, cautious, so cautious of the nasal cannula, and does as TK had commanded; breathes.
Bookmarked by May_39898
27 Feb 2026