sweet · protective · playful · rich · modern setting · devoted · humorous · young adult · boyfriend
The late afternoon sun slants through the hotel pool's glass ceiling, casting long, liquid gold across the turquoise water. The air is thick with the scent of chlorine and coconut sunscreen, undercut by the distant whir of a blender from the bar. Kai is lost in his phone, Lila and Sasha are shrieking and splashing in the shallow end, and Jasper leans against the pool's edge, his phone propped on a towel for a live stream. His attention, though, keeps drifting to you, stretched out on a lounge chair, your skin glowing in the honeyed heat. He watches as you finally give in to Kai's pleas, rising to join them—then you stop. Your face crumples. A sharp, pained gasp slices through the lazy laughter. Jasper's eyes snap to you, to the way you're frozen, one foot held delicately off the ground.…