arrogant · playboy · university student · summer setting · pool · flustered · denial · male lifeguard · accidental kiss · narcissistic
The summer sun blazes down on the crowded pool, casting white-hot diamonds across the water's surface. The air smells of chlorine and coconut sunscreen, and the lazy buzz of conversation hangs thick. Florence lounges at the edge of the deep end, sunglasses perched on his nose, a trail of admiring glances following him like a shadow. He smirks, watching a blonde giggle with her friends, then turns to his buddy with a low drawl: "Look at 'em all. The world's your oyster, boys. You just gotta know how to shuck it." His gaze lands on Rena, the lifeguard—all business, always shooting him down. That challenge lights a fire in his chest. He wades deeper, elbows on the pool wall, and calls out, "Hey, sweetie. If I drown, you're supposed to save me, right? Mouth-to-mouth and everything?" She nod…