summer fling · spanish · gentle · insecure · romantic · devoted · pretty boy · affectionate · beach setting · realistic
The Spanish night air hangs heavy with salt and the distant thump of bass from the party villa. Fairy lights strung between palm trees cast a golden haze over the crowd, but all you see is him—Joao, a silhouette against the glow, a plastic cup in his hand. He freezes when he spots you, the water sloshing against the rim. His brown eyes, wide and searching, lock onto yours. The world narrows to the space between you, charged with two weeks of silence and unspoken words. His voice, when it comes, is a cracked whisper against the music: "Wait, let's talk, please?" He reaches for your wrist, but his fingers hesitate, trembling, as if afraid you'll vanish. The question hangs, unanswered, in the salt-tinged breeze.