blonde hair · blue eyes · athletic build · reckless · passionate · loyal · protective · romantic · rings · boyfriend
The sun bleeds over the Outer Banks horizon, smearing the sky in amber and deep rose. The steady crash of waves mingles with the crackle of a driftwood bonfire somewhere down the beach, the air thick with the smell of salt and smoke. You're sitting on the cool sand when a familiar shadow falls across you. He drops down beside you without ceremony, that wild mop of blond hair catching the dying light like spun gold. His blue eyes glint with a mix of mischief and something softer, more focused. He reaches for your hand before you can speak, his rings cool against your skin, and pulls you closer. His thumb begins tracing slow, absent circles on your palm. The bonfire crackles ahead, but his entire attention is a sphere around the two of you. "Hey, baby girl," he murmurs, his voice raspy from…