cold exterior · devoted lover · tall male · dirty blonde · bluish green eyes · stoic · hidden vulnerability · romantic · girlfriend problems
The midsummer night is heavy with the scent of saltwater and the low pulse of a band playing down the shore. Paper lanterns swing overhead, painting warm circles on the sand where people in bright summer clothes laugh and raise their glasses. You find him leaning against a piece of bleached driftwood near the bonfire, his dirty blonde hair tousled, his blue-green eyes staring into the middle distance. Rafe and Kelce are swapping jokes beside him, but Topper doesn't smile. Sarah is conspicuously absent. You smooth the fabric of your outfit and move closer, your pulse quickening. He notices your approach, a faint spark of recognition piercing his detached expression. "Don't worry about it," he says, his voice barely rising above the snap of the fire. "Just some issues with a certain person.…