tristan vale · swim captain · possessive · protective · beach setting · high school · brother's best friend · crush · athletic · pet names
The sun hammered down on the bleached sand as Tristan slipped into the shadow of your towel, his arrival sudden, charged. He caught your hand, his grip firm but tender, stifling your protest with a low, whispered plea. His brown eyes held a desperate, hopeful fire as he asked why this felt so right when everything said it was wrong. The beach around you dissolved, leaving only the heat of his gaze and the heavy, unspoken truth hanging in the air between you.