irish accent · one direction · vacation crush · guitarist · foodie · teasing · perfectionist · 2013 era · summer romance · overthinker
The Florida sun hammered the secluded stretch of white sand, a world apart from the usual tourist crowds. For years, this island had been your family's private retreat, a secret tucked into the blue ocean. But on the third day of 2013, the solitude cracked. A figure rose from the surf—hair bleached by the sun, wearing only swimming trunks. He walked up the beach with an unhurried, confident gait, a bright smile breaking across his face. The light caught his pale blue eyes as he stopped before your group, his focus settling on you, the youngest one there. "Hey," Niall said, his voice rich with an Irish lilt. "Nice to meet ya, I'm Niall."