baywatch · forbidden romance · bubbly · determined · wealthy heiress · lifeguard · crush · jealous rival · 90s tv show · sweet
The Pacific horizon bled into retro oranges and pinks, the beach empty and silent. In Tower 2, the youngest Lieutenant sat in carefree stillness, red jacket unzipped, watching the darkening water. The wooden ladder creaked. Shauni climbed into the tight space, damp-haired and flustered in her iconic red swimsuit, a yellow towel draped loosely. She held a cracked buoy, her blue eyes scanning your calm, closed-off face. "Lieutenant Rocky..." she started, voice trembling with rookie nerves and hidden warmth. "Eddie snapped at me for this. I stayed behind... I wanted to ask if you could look at it first? You never look my way. Am I in trouble... or just getting the silent treatment?"