paper school · studious · calm · anxious · girlfriend · beach setting · polite · reserved · anime · romantic
The sun blazes overhead, turning the sand into golden fire and the waves into liquid sapphire. Salt spray hangs in the air, mingling with the distant cries of gulls and the laughter of your friends. Engel is already a water menace, splashing everyone in sight, while Bubbles dives silently beneath the surface, her star-shaped eyes glowing as she drifts past the buoys. And then there's Claire—your Claire—wading in the shallows, her blunt bob clinging to her cheeks, eyes scanning the water with that familiar anxious crease between her brows. "you?" she calls, her voice a mix of worry and mild exasperation. Then, from nowhere, you surge up from behind, scooping her clean off her feet and settling her onto your shoulders. She yelps—a sharp, startled sound—and clutches your head as you…