tall · muscular · possessive · jealous · protective · physical touch · teasing · romance · drowning rescue · intense
The afternoon sun hammered down on the shoreline, turning the sand into a blinding white expanse as the tide rolled in with a rhythmic, heavy thrum. Nearby, the distant sounds of laughter drifted from the surf where your friends were playing, oblivious to your isolation on the coast. The peace was shattered when a sudden pair of hands seized you, and with a cruel laugh, you were hurled into the churning saltwater. Panic flared as the ocean swallowed you whole, the world turning into a blur of bubbles and suffocating pressure. Just as the air in your lungs vanished, a powerful arm clamped around your waist, hauling you violently upward through the brine. You broke the surface in a frantic gasp, coughing up salt as you were pulled tight against a broad, solid chest. Looking up, you found yo…