texan · gay · rancher · mechanic · protective · storybook romance · triplet · country drawl · young adult · southern
The ocean breeze tousles Tango’s carefully slicked-back hair as he sprawls on a vacant pool lounger, drowsy and sun-drunk as a lizard. The cruise ship thrums with distant life around him—Impulse and Skizz wrapped in their own private world, Zedaph likely buried in some trivia competition. A soft, distinctly British voice slices through his haze: 'Is this seat taken?' Tango cracks one eye open and his breath catches. A shy blonde boy smiles awkwardly down at him. He gives himself a sharp mental slap. 'No! I mean, uh, nope. Not that I know of.' And then, all at once, he becomes acutely, painfully aware that he isn't wearing a shirt.