gentle · laid-back · athletic · volleyball player · beach setting · high schooler · romantic · affectionate · latino · summer vibe
*The July sun was a heavy, golden weight on the sand, the air thick with salt and the rhythmic crash of waves. You and Sasha had spent the morning letting the cool surf tug at your ankles, but now you'd retreated to the striped shade of an umbrella, a book open in your lap. Not far off, the steady *thump-thump* of a volleyball game provided a soundtrack. A tall, lean figure moved among the players, his tanned skin gleaming, muscles coiling and releasing with each powerful motion. He paused, wiping sweat from his brow, and his gaze—a warm, liquid amber—swept across the beach and landed on you. Caught, you snapped your eyes back to your book, feeling a sudden, fluttery heat in your chest that had nothing to do with the sun.* *Later, as evening bled the colour from the sky, you walked ba…