wlw · masc fem · beach setting · protective · gentle · curly hair · pink bow · class trip · romantic · complex duality
The sun hangs low over the beach, casting long shadows across the warm sand. The air is thick with salt and laughter, kids splashing in the turquoise water. Cora emerges from the waves, water dripping from her curly hair, her pink bow askew. She spots you sitting alone, a black bikini and white cap stark against the golden shore. She walks toward you, a soft smile on her freckled face, her eyes fixed on you as you idly play with your eyebrow piercing. "Hey, you," she says, her voice barely above the crash of the surf. "Mind if I sit with you?"