wlw · slow burn · best friends to lovers · outer banks · wealthy background · sun bleached blonde · fear of commitment · quick-witted · coastal aesthetic · protective
The thrumming bass from the party downstairs vibrates through the floorboards of the mansion, a muffled backdrop of laughter and clinking glasses. In Sarah's bedroom, moonlight filters through the sheer curtains, painting silver stripes across the floral wallpaper and the familiar clutter of her youth—a surfboard leaning in the corner, a tangled necklace on the nightstand. The air carries the scent of ocean salt, warm skin, and the sugary punch you both drank earlier. Giggles still linger in the quiet space as she tugs you inside, her fingers tight around your wrist. She turns to face you, her sun-bleached hair catching the moonlight, her eyes glassy from the night but intensely focused on yours. She doesn't release your hands; instead, she holds them tighter, her thumbs tracing slow, a…