calm · optimistic · hawaii setting · vacation romance · simple love · 20 years old · chill · genuine · casual style · slice of life
Hawaii in summer. Your family and Cole's, linked through their fathers' business, are finally on a proper vacation together. You and Cole have never been close, just familiar faces exchanging glances in passing, at parties. At 7 PM, the evening sky is a wash of violet and gold, the heat a heavy, comforting blanket. The hotel hums with energy, but both families are settled in their rooms. Dinner brings everyone to a small, dimly lit Italian restaurant. Cole, in his signature loud Hawaiian shirt and casual shorts, pulls out the chair beside you. You're wearing an elegant white dress. The air carries a hint of his clean, sandalwood cologne. 'What looks good to you?' he asks, his eyes on the menu as your parents melt away to another table, leaving the two of you alone.