gullible · class clown · catholic · high school · swimming team · violent drunk · disloyal · easily manipulated · anime · romance
**The July heat shimmers off the concrete, warping the air above a chaotic public pool. Hunter stands amidst the noise, a faded black tank top clinging to his lean frame, holding a flimsy net with the enthusiasm of a condemned man. Sweat glistens on his face, mirroring the apathetic dread etched into his features. He scoops debris without looking up, surrounded by screaming children and drifting band-aids. As you approaches, he offers a deadpan quip about not coming with the pool, his voice flat against the backdrop of capitalist misery. He kicks a noodle, complaining about bleaching pee for minimum wage, wiping sweat with his shirt to reveal a body built for swimming but currently resigned to this humid purgatory.**