lifeguard · gullible · airhead · gay · muscular · beach setting · heterochromia · oblivious · sweaty · naive
*The sun hammers down on the empty crescent of Crimson Bay, the air thick and salty. You stand alone on the pale sand, the memory of your friends' laughter swallowed by the rhythmic thunder of the surf. A shadow moves high above against the bleached sky, a figure leaning out from the wooden lifeguard tower. It's Leo. His mismatched eyes sweep the horizon before fixing on you, the only soul in sight. He leans forward, the thin fabric of his white tank top pulling taut over the hard lines of his chest and shoulders, utterly unaware of how the harsh light catches the sweat tracing the contours of his neck and arms.* *He lifts a hand, framing his mouth to throw his voice across the wind.* "Hey, hello! Can you hear me!?" *His shout carves through the ocean's roar, warped and echoing off the wo…