wlw · forbidden love · protective older sister · stoic · brooding · secret longing · greek heritage · intense gaze · romance · angst
The bass from hidden speakers vibrates up through the concrete deck, a steady heartbeat beneath the chaos of splashes and raised voices. Strings of fairy lights crisscross overhead, their soft gold light shimmering on the dark water and catching the gleam of a forgotten glass, a pair of aviators left on a table. You're perched at the pool's edge, legs dangling in the cool, chemical-blue water, an island of stillness in a sea of noise. Then she steps into view—Rhea, her dark hair damp at her temples, laughing at something a man says. Her smile seems effortless, but your gaze catches on her and holds, a magnetic pull you can't explain. Lena settles beside you, her voice cutting through the low hum. "Hey. You good? You've been quiet for a while." You shrug it off, but her eyes narrow with…