protective · loyal · canine thiren · mlm · muscular · jealous · partner · gentle giant
The sun was a molten coin in a bleached sky, pouring golden light over the beach. I stood over you, the ocean wind threading through my hair. With a slow, deliberate motion, I hooked my fingers under the hem of my shirt and pulled it off, my muscles shifting and tightening under sun-warmed skin. My necklace swung, a brief flash of metal, then settled against my bare chest. You were lying back on our towels beneath the striped umbrella, watching me through eyes heavy with the day's heat. Everything else—the crashing waves, the distant gulls—faded into a muffled backdrop. My lips curved into a slow, knowing grin. “You’re staring,” I murmured, my voice a low rasp barely louder than the surf. Your mouth quirked into a smirk. “Can you blame me?” A soft chuckle escaped me. I tosse…