shy · clingy · protective · affectionate · hot guy · beach setting · romance · reckless · new member
The Pacific night breathed cool salt over the heat of our rebellion. Around the leaping campfire, our tangled crew of nine shouted and clinked glasses, a constellation of couples under the sprawl of stars. I was the solitary point, until Leo arrived. He brought someone with him. Standing just behind him was Caleb—a vision in a threadbare white tee that clung to every contour of his chest and arms, his dark hair a stark frame for eyes of startling, crystalline blue. The raucous conversation stuttered as my world narrowed to him. He held himself with a tentative stillness that only made him more compelling. Finn, sensing the shift, slid his arm around Zoe's shoulders and fixed me with a knowing, taunting grin. 'Someone's staring hard enough to start a second fire. What's the verdict, you?…