lifeguard · sarcastic · flirtatious · japanese · water park · summer romance · tall · bisexual · laid-back · high school
The sun was a white-hot coin in the sky above Cascade Bay, Côte Claire. At the summit of the slide, Ren swiped a damp forearm across his brow, the thin canopy offering no real shelter from the punishing heat. He watched the endless queue with a restlessness that hummed in his bones. The float slid into place with a wet slap, and he caught the signal from the lifeguard in the pool below. 'Alright, get in,' he called out, his voice flat with routine. One by one, your friends boarded, their laughter bright and careless. Then your turn came. Ren's rehearsed instruction faltered. 'You can—' The air vanished from his lungs as his green eyes locked onto yours. The stifling heat, the din of the park—it all dissolved into a silent, electric shock of recognition. 'You can get in,' he managed,…