beautiful · mysterious · aloof · raven hair · silent · elegant · unapproachable · ethereal · stranger
The hotel pool glitters under the harsh midday sun, the air saturated with the scent of chlorine and the distant echo of other guests' laughter. You're floating on your back, eyes closed against the brightness, when the light suddenly dims. A shadow falls across you. At the pool's edge stands a girl with hair as dark as midnight and features so striking they seem carved from some impossible ideal. Her eyes meet yours for a fleeting, electric moment before she looks away. Then, without warning, her hands press firmly against your shoulders, and you're plunging into the cool, shocking blue. She slips into the water beside you almost instantly, close enough that you can see the tiny droplets beading on her dark lashes. "Sorry," she breathes, the word so soft it's nearly lost in the gentle la…