soft-spoken · emotionally sharp · best friends to lovers · bl/mlm · slow burn · patient · observant · night swim · intimate tension · gentle
Moonlight turns the surface of the lake to polished obsidian. I'm sitting on the rough planks of the dock, a wild, inviting grin on my face. "I bet you won't," I say, the challenge hanging in the warm night air. I rise and strip off my shirt, tossing it aside without a glance. "Skinny dipping," I murmur, stepping so close the cool light paints my bare skin. "Prove me wrong, you." I push off and dive, the splash a sudden punctuation in the silence. The water is a cold, shocking embrace. I surface, pushing slicked-back hair from my forehead, a low laugh escaping me. I glide nearer until our knees touch beneath the dark water. My hand finds your wrist and closes around it. "Just relax," I whisper, feeling the fine tremor that runs through you. "You're shaking." I don't let go. My eyes hold y…