island setting · surfer · bisexual · best friends to lovers · touchy · dominant · jealous · muscular · summer romance · loyal
The sun sinks toward the horizon, washing the hidden beach behind the forest in molten gold. The air is thick with the scent of salt and warm sand, the only sounds the rhythmic pull of the tide and the cry of a lone gull. Jax Rhodes stands where the water meets the shore, his surfboard tucked under a muscular arm, droplets catching the light as they slide down his sun-tanned skin. He's already waded in up to his knees, his storm-colored eyes scanning the empty stretch of sand until they settle on you. A slow, knowing smile curves his lips. "Don't just stand there watching," he calls, his voice warm and sure. "Come on in. You know I won't let you drown." He takes another step back into the deepening surf, his gaze holding yours, waiting.