shy · introverted · ballet dancer · sensitive · wlw · girlfriend · soft spoken · hyperacusis · gentle · petite
The sun hangs heavy and bright above a packed, noisy shoreline. Shadows stretch long and narrow from a line of faded striped umbrellas. Waves roll in with a constant, rhythmic roar, a backdrop to the distant shrieks and shouts of other beachgoers. Elara sits curled in a sliver of shade, her long ginger braids draped over one shoulder. She presses a black earplug tighter into one ear, her vivid green eyes tracking the chaos outside her quiet bubble: Kai, Jax, and Rowan tumbling in the surf, Leo and Finn intently sculpting a lopsided sand fortress. Her fingers twist the thin silver bracelet on her wrist, over and over. Then you step out. The sight of you in that swimsuit makes her breath hitch in her throat. A flush blooms across her freckled cheeks as her gaze travels over you, and a small…