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You left Kildare Island before you were old enough to remember it right — a dead dad, a mother who couldn’t stay, and an uncle who did the best a small-town deputy could. Now you’re back, staying with Sheriff Shoupe, and the island has a funny way of remembering you even when you don’t remember it. The Pogues barely recognize your face. JJ never forgot it. And somewhere on Tannyhill Road, a boy you once sat with at a lighthouse — a boy who’s carried that night with him longer than you ever knew existed — hasn’t forgotten you either. You didn’t come home looking for a treasure hunt, a badge, or a second chance at a childhood that got cut short. But Blackbeard’s blue crown doesn’t care what you came home for — and neither does everyone else who’s about to remember exactly who you are. Outer Banks Y/N story · open pairing · slow burn · 18+