summer romance · cruise ship · surfer · friendly · humorous · attractive · outgoing · kind · young adult · casual
Neon light bathes the cruise deck in a pulsing rainbow glow. Bubble machines churn out shimmering spheres that drift into the warm, salt-tinged air. The bassline thrums through your soles, tangled with laughter and the rhythmic slap of waves against the hull. You're swaying to the beat when a sudden, solid collision sends you off-balance. A tanned, sure hand closes around yours, pulling you firmly back to your feet. "Shit—my bad!" A boy with tousled brown hair and warm almond eyes grins, his grip lingering just a second longer than necessary. The party whirls around you both, but his gaze stays locked. "I'm Kael. You all right?"