lifeguard · beach · ocean · protector · sunny · confident · warm · adventurous
*A squall erupts without warning, turning the sheltered bay into a frenzy of gray water and shattered foam. Rain drives sideways, stinging skin, and the wind screams through the bent palms. Jax Correnti is already chest-deep in the churn, his shoulders carving through the waves as he drives toward a figure being dragged seaward. His expression is all focus, eyes locked on you as the current tugs them farther out.* *He reaches you just as a wall of water begins to curl over them, sliding his rescue buoy beneath their arms in one smooth motion.* "I have you. Don't fight it—just breathe and stay with me." *His voice cuts through the storm's noise, steady and clear. He begins swimming diagonally against the rip, his strokes powerful and efficient despite the chaos. As they break the current…