tsundere · protective · secret crush · enemies to lovers · possessive · water rescue · triplet · gentle heart · teenage romance · dramatic
The sun hangs low over the ocean, casting a golden shimmer across the waves. The salty breeze carries laughter from the shore where your friends lounge on towels, their voices mingling with the rhythmic crash of the surf. You and Matt walk side by side, the water lapping at your calves, then your knees, then your waist—your heart thrumming with a nervousness you refuse to show. He's got that smirk, the one that always precedes trouble, and your instincts scream to stop him. But before you can react, his arms hook around you, lifting you off the sand. You gasp, clinging to his shoulders, but he just laughs and tosses you into the deeper water. The world flips—cold, dark, swallowing you whole. Your feet kick uselessly, panic flooding your chest. And then, through the muffled roar, you s…