Oh Sweet, sweet JJ. He is my favorite character hands down. At the beginning of the season they showed us a reckless kid from the wrong side of the tracks that only cared about hooking up, drinking beer, smoking weed and being with his friends. But he is so much more. JJ is hilarious, I've laughed out loud with his comments all the time, things like:

"just give me the John D already"

"Rose you look like Lady liberty"

"Housekeeping"

Were stupid little things that made him more likeable. He also did crazy shit all the time, like firing a gun in the middle of a party when they were supposed to be laying low, stealing said gun from a crime scene, stealing from a drug dealer,...

But all his craziness is rooted in a deep love for his friends. He has a very difficult life, his father is a drunk asshole that beats him up all the time, which has made him kind of desperate for love, and the Pogues love him. So, he takes matters into his own hands and decides to do wathever is necessary to keep them safe. He fires the gun to save John B, he gets into a fight with Rafe to defend Kie, he takes the blame for Pope, risking going to jail so he doesn't loose his Scholarship. He doesn't hesitate to go back to his house, after the worst physical fight with his abusive dad, just to save John B from going to jail. Also, we can see that JJ is terrified of his father, while still hoping to make him proud. That's why he steals the money, so that he can show his dad that he can sort things out by himself, although this doesn't go as planned.

It's so sad that he behaves this way, because it shows that he has given up on himself completely. He puts his life on the line all the time, and I think that in his head all his friends are going somewhere in life; Pope is going to college, John B gets by just fine and Kie is rich, and he's not.

Also, I think that he doesn't pursue Kie for real, choosing to playfully flirt with her all the time instead , because he doesn't think that he deserves someone like her. She's hot, nice, smart, funny and rich. And that makes her unattainable, at least in his head. How could someone like her want to be with someone like him? When not even his own dad seems to think that he's worth it.

One of my favorite things about JJ is that he's a big softie. When you see him hanging out with the Pogues, is when you can appreciate it best. He has a fondness in the way that he carries himself around them, that warms my heart.

He truly deserves good things to happen in his life next season.

Dating JJ Maybank

-getting to see his vulnerable side. the side where he’s unsure whether or not he is deserving of love because if his own dad doesn’t love him, how could anyone else?

-cupping his face in the palms of your hands and looking him directly in his eyes, you sternly reassure him that he deserves the absolute world and more.

- “look at me” you say, “don’t ever say that. you don’t deserve any of the bullshit your dad puts you through. you deserve so much better than you even give yourself credit for”.

-you being the only person he tells about his dad.

-him never being able to take his eyes off of you. always observing every little thing about you. every outfit you wear. your mannerisms. your laugh.

-smiling at you while he’s observing you because he’s crazy in love with you.

- “stop fucking staring at me”

-always telling you how perfect your body is. every time he sees you in your swimsuit he has to tell you how beautiful you are.

-him grabbing your ass with both hands while he kisses you.

-you sitting in between his legs on the boat.

-you don’t like how much he smokes but always admiring him when he’s rolling his blunt.

-him being beyond stubborn and hard-headed.

-you being the only person he somewhat listens to when he’s on one of his rampages.

-being absolutely livid when you found out he took a gun from the motel.

-being absolutely livid when he robbed a drug dealer.

- “JJ you’re on fucking probation and you’re robbing and pulling guns on people. Is this the life you wanna live for the rest of your life? Keep on this fucking path and you’re gonna end up like —”

-realizing what you’re about to say and stopping.

- “you just need to get it to-fucking-gether” you say to him before walking away.

-him being absolutely torn up every time you guys have an argument because his biggest fear is losing you.

-him refusing to do the whole ignoring each other thing after a fight and demanding that y’all talk through your problems.

-him thinking he’s not good enough for you.

-you thinking you’re not good enough for him because of how other girls practically throw themselves at him and he could have any girl he wants.

-him being the jealous type.

-and the overprotective type.

-him almost choking Rafe to death when he tried to touch you.

-him not being able to fully communicate his feelings because he was just never taught how.

-you being patient with him because you understand the trauma he’s been through.

-getting pissed at the pogues when they told him they’re tired of his shit.

-you yelling at them and reminding john b. that JJ was the one who saved him when Topper almost drowned him.

-reminding pope that JJ’s the one who took the fall for him when he almost got arrested.

-reminding kie that he was the one who defended her when the kooks were fucking with her.

-them not having shit to say because you’re fucking right.

-him pouring his entire heart out to you and telling you how much he’s in love with you and how he wouldn’t know what to do if he ever lost you. 

author’s note: I’m literally so sorry if this is trash lmao this is my second imagine thingy and i’m still getting used to writing because shit sounds better in my head!!! anyways i promise i’ll get better

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