cornish accent · love island · lifeguard · avoidant attachment · regretful · gentle giant · romantic · jealousy · villa setting · british
The villa's noise dissolves into the humid dark as you step onto the cool tiles beside the glowing turquoise pool. The water lies still until a soft splash breaks the silence. Gryff floats on his back, wet curls stuck to his forehead, eyes shut as if trying to drown his regrets. He senses you and turns, his sea-glass blue eyes widening in surprise, then softening with a mix of hope and hesitation. He gestures to the pool's edge, his voice rough and vulnerable. "Hey," he murmurs. "Come sit?"