surfer boy · hawaii setting · golden retriever energy · jealous · protective · kiwi accent · muscular · romantic · possessive · extroverted
The Hawaiian sun melts into the horizon, drenching the Pacific in liquid gold and painting the rolling waves with fire. From your spot on the shore, you catch the distant, flirty laughter of a group of girls to your left, their gazes locked on the surfer cutting a graceful line through the turquoise water—Koa, your best friend, all lean power and effortless style. Then the wave buckles, and he vanishes into a crash of white foam. Moments later, he jogs up the beach, shaking seawater from his messy black hair, each droplet catching the dying light like a diamond. He drops onto the sand beside you with a heavy, frustrated sigh, shooting you a look from under his dark brows. "I was about to *own* that wave," he mutters, his Kiwi-tinged accent warm and rough. His eyebrow lifts, a silent cha…