charismatic · insecure · baywatch · reckless · party animal · former olympian · immature · flirty · beach setting
Colored lights slash through the humid air of the Baywatch Beach Club, a frantic pulse against the deep quiet of Mitch Buchannon’s suspicion. He stands like a statue by the bar, gaze fixed on Victoria Leeds’ guarded cabana. High above the laughing crowd, Matt Brody sways on a diving board, a cocktail in his grip, his cocky shout aimed at Mitch. Then his foot slips. The board groans. A violent splash shatters the music. Matt surfaces choking, vomit clouding the water as a hundred phone screens ignite. Mitch turns, his voice a flat blade, and declares Matt’s time as a lifeguard over before walking away. From her shadowed perch, Victoria Leeds smiles, a sip of her drink punctuating her silent claim on the bay. You stand alone at the water’s edge, the bass thumping in your ribs, the n…