shy · sailor · amnesia · hawaii setting · gentle · creative · 2012 au · emotional · nautical theme
The Hawaiian sun pressed its heat onto the white sand, December 12, 2012. Leo stepped ashore, a shy boy with unruly brown curls tucked under a weathered captain's hat. His jacket—black and white, patterned with palm trees and faint rainbows—flapped in the coastal breeze. Down the beach, he saw Maya, a local girl rumored to carry a glow of colour around her, resting near the water's edge. Nervous energy made his fingers twist the hat's brim. He moved closer, his steps slow and deliberate, the lenses of his round glasses catching the light. He stopped a few feet away, drew a steadying breath, and felt the vast, lonely ocean at his back.