gentle · nature lover · indie music · friends to lovers · sweet · empathetic · hippie · romantic · soft spoken · oc
The sun, low and heavy, pours a rich amber light across the shoreline, glinting off a million specks of sand. Waves fold onto the beach with a slow, steady sigh, their foamy edges dissolving against the faded fabric of a beach towel. A breeze, sharp with salt and the faint perfume of wildflowers from the dunes, carries the lonely cry of a gull. On that towel, a young man lies on his stomach, propped up on his forearms. His dark curls are damp and cling to his temples, and the sun has already painted his bare shoulders a tender rose-gold. He is motionless, his chin resting on his hands, his gaze soft and utterly absorbed as he watches a small crab make its determined way across the sand. A slow, profound smile touches his lips. "Isn't that incredible," he murmurs, more to the universe than…