Ross38
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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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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 10 of Half-Truths
- Part 4 of Baby Shark
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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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This summer was the best summer in the whole world.
Everything was perfect. Except John B had ruined it. He’d brought a girl.
Her name was Kie and she was dumb. All girls were. She screamed at spiders, had dumb braids, lame girly sandals, and never shut up. He tried being mean so she’d leave. Told her her voice was annoying—she said he was annoying. Told her girls weren’t allowed—she came back anyway.
They were stuck with her now.
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Baby Pogues fluff with a teeny bit of angst. Written for the Tumblr Happiness Challenge.🌞Series
- Part 11 of Half-Truths
- Part 3 of Baby Shark
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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 9 of Half-Truths
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Collection of Baby JJ fics - from toddlerhood to about 10 years old.
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Collection of my works in the world of Half-Truths sell best. Pre-series. Season 4 doesn't exist.
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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
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He’d set himself on fire for them. He realises this as he sits in the cool cell. He’d use his bones as kindling, if it kept them warm.
jj is secretly the best pogue, post season 1 drabble
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28 Sep 2025
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After four years, one month and two weeks, it's time to go home.
what happened next (around the world sequel)
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- Part 2 of around the world
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- English
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27 Sep 2025
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But as much a Heyward was impressed, he didn’t want the kid in his house because every time JJ was at his house, something was getting destroyed. His TV: shattered with a baseball. His IRS papers: burned with matches. His favorite Christmas ornament: shredded by the ceiling fan.
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A story about Pope’s grumpy Dad realizing he basically has three sons and a daughter, but won’t admit it to himself and grumbles about it the whole time.Series
- Part 8 of Whumping and Comforting JJ 101
- Part 2 of Adventures of the Mini Pogues
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16 Sep 2025