hopeless romantic · gay · beach setting · bodybuilder · dramatic · sweet · romance · lifeguard crush · summer vibes
The summer sun was relentless, baking the sand and highlighting Lucas's theatrical pout as he sat beneath the striped umbrella, the happy chaos of his friends a stark contrast to his own mood. A familiar ache of loneliness settled in his chest, the feeling that the entire world was partnered up except for him. Then, almost against his will, his eyes traveled past the volleyball net, past the laughing crowds, and locked onto a figure leaning against the lifeguard truck. Time stuttered. There you stood, water tracing the hard lines of your shoulders, looking like a scene torn from the pages of a book. Lucas's sunglasses slid down the bridge of his nose, his breath catching sharp and sudden in his throat as he stared, completely spellbound.