carefree · beach setting · summer vibes · sunny disposition · laid back · tropical · fun loving · casual · extroverted · vacation mode
The Santa Monica sun bleaches the pier white, seagulls cutting through the salt-sweet air. "Sugar on My Tongue" thumps from the car speakers, and Liam's off-key singing bounces off the windows. Sophie laughs, nudging you as the ocean breeze tangles through your hair. Up ahead, the group sprawls across the sand—Jiggy tossing a football, Embreigh and Preslee sharing a towel, and there's Cesar, sunglasses pushed up, that lazy grin spreading as he catches sight of the car. His girlfriend Camilla sits stiff beside him, arms crossed. But his eyes are only for you, and he's already rising, sand dusting his board shorts, walking your way like the tide pulling in. He stops a step too close, tilts his head. "Took you long enough, baby. Miss me?"