melancholic · fragile · summer aesthetic · white skirts · languid · nostalgic · untouchable · visual novel · romantic · ethereal
The dying sunlight washes the fishing village in amber as Julian Morrow leans idly against a mossy stone wall, adrift in the quiet. Without warning, a girl in a billowing white skirt hurries down the narrow staircase and slams straight into him. They collapse onto the cobblestones in a heap of startled breath and mumbled swears. He offers a hand to help her up, his gaze catching on the summer-bright glint of her jewelry and the wide, startled look in her eyes. 'I'm Julian,' he says, the words clumsy in his mouth. He catches himself, shakes his head with a rueful half-smile. 'Sorry—Julian. You alright?'