do not choose the lesser life.  do you hear me?  do you hear me?  choose the life that is yours.  the life that is seducing your lungs.  that is dripping down your chin.

⎯⎯ Nayyriah Waheed

     Pogue Princess Esme Mendoza may have been royal, but she was now royally fucked.  She was part of the reason a bag of drugs was missing, and she was sure J.R. was going to be on her ass for that.  This surely wasn't the first time she was playing babysitter with the other girls who worked for him.  So when John B and JJ called her up explaining they had a plan, a way out of this mess she'd gotten herself in, she was all ears.

     Funny how being stuck on the wild goose chase of the century would force her to reevaluate her options, and not just pretend like she had her life together.  That and the looming tension between her and JJ of course.  Which... let's be honest... was going to happen one way or another.

" NO SHOES DANCING 'ROUND YOUR LIVING ROOM
PULLING OFF MY T-SHIRT PUTTING ON A SHOW FOR YOU. "

— REMEMBER ME BY DOVE CAMERON

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ALEXA DEMIE — ESME MENDOZA
" I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER ME JUST LIKE THIS. "

TYLER POSEY — ADONIS MENDOZA
" YOU FORGET WHO'S IN CHARGE. "

OLIVIA HOLT — CLAIRE FLOYD
" YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR SHITTY ATTITUDE AT THE DOOR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT. "

CAMILA MENDES — XIOMARIA LOPEZ
" YEAH, BUT THEN I THOUGHT AH, FUCK IT. "

JORDAN CALLOWAY — DIEGO BAKER
" YOU BANGING WHITE DUDES NOW?  I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU. "

MICHAEL B. JORDAN — J.R.
" YOU DO AS I SAY AND ONLY AS I SAY. "

NICK ROBINSON — CARTER LOGAN
" SHIT. "

RATED TV-MA
for scenes of underage drinking/drug consumption, strong language, acts of violence, mentions of sexual content, and mental health discussions such as anxiety, PTSD, abandonment/commitment issues, and being depressed. I do not condone nor encourage inhumane behaviour.

DISCLAIMER
I do not own the rights to Outer Banks or any of its characters. This is a work of fiction and any similarities in names, plots, or characters are a coincidence. Remember Me Like This is my intellectual property and I have the exclusive right to my work. I own Esme as well as the rest of my original characters, and their plots/dialogue but do not agree that their decisions are my own. This is a story purely for entertainment reasons.

DEDICATIONS
lDESOFMARCH astroIogcy cIeopatras starIords disneyology pipcrmclean solarstarks starlightremus -rivendell galsonfiIm -tonkinforgranted 

ADDITIONAL WARNINGS
Mentions of homophobia, detailed murder/killing, scenes of prostitution and pimping. The main character Esme is a small-time drug dealer and works under her boss JR. This is not something I decided on lightly, but it is still part of her story.

PUBLISHED: June 02, 2020
EDITED: May 13, 2022

without further due, be nice and enjoy REMEMBER ME LIKE THIS!