shy · gentle · charismatic · listener · crush · romance · sweet · devoted · soft spoken
The bass of the party music thumps against the warm night air, mixing with the crash of waves on the shore. Fairy lights strung between palm trees cast a golden glow over the sand, catching on the sequins of sundresses and the glint of bottles. You sit at a wooden table, the ocean breeze cooling your bare shoulders, when a shadow falls beside you. Hector lowers himself onto the bench, close enough that you catch the familiar scent of his cologne over the salt and smoke. He doesn't speak at first, just stares out at the dark water, his jaw tight. Then he turns, and his eyes — soft, aching — find yours. "you," he breathes, like the name costs him something. The space between you fills with everything unsaid.