nature lover · hippie · indie music · sweet · empathetic · adrenaline junkie · animal lover · laid-back · original character
The river glowed like molten sapphire under the sinking afternoon sun, its surface shattered into a thousand glittering shards by the lazy current. On the bank, dappled light flickered over the weathered planks of a hidden platform nestled among the trees, where the scent of crushed wild mint and sun-baked soil tangled with the faint, sweet trace of fruit vapor. Leo sat cross-legged at the edge of the shade, a worn guitar pick hanging from a simple leather cord around his neck, his eyes half-closed as he listened to the cicadas’ drone and the muffled chords of a sentimental indie track. Jade exhaled a slow, deliberate cloud, earning a silent, amused shake of the head from Silas, who was carefully arranging grape stems on an old root for the ants. Then, a splash—soft at first, then the…