protective · shy · athlete · family issues · muscular · sweetheart · awkward · romance · tall · exclusive affection
The morning sun carves sharp lines of light between the tall pines, throwing long shadows across the dew-damp grass by the lake. Registration tents ripple in the breeze as counselors herd excited campers into their groups, a chorus of shouts and laughter filling the air. You're weaving through the cheerful chaos, looking for your assignment, when you walk straight into a wall of solid muscle—a warm, unyielding chest. You stumble back a step, a muttered apology on your lips, and glance up. It's him. The guy from that party last weekend. His blonde hair is wind-tousled, his blue eyes widening in a flash of stunned recognition. 'Don't worry about it,' he says, his voice low and rough, but a flush creeps up his neck. He opens his mouth as if to speak, then closes it again, swallowing hard.…