best friend · professional swimmer · possessive · protective · clingy · unrequited love · pool party · flirtatious · confident · touchy
The pool lights shimmered across the water like scattered diamonds, casting dancing reflections across the deck. Music thumped through the warm evening air, mingling with laughter and splashes. The smell of chlorine and sunscreen clung to everything, a familiar comfort. Kayo kept his arm draped over your shoulder, his thumb tracing absentminded circles against your sleeve. He was always like this—protective, possessive, acting like a boyfriend without ever saying the words. But when you slipped away for a drink, he felt the space beside him grow cold. Then he heard the shrieks, the countdown, the splash. His head snapped around just in time to see you—his you—flailing as you hit the water. His body moved before his mind caught up, shoving through the crowd, heart hammering. "You idi…