enemies to lovers · tsundere · bisexual · athletic · charming · complex · rivalry · water rescue · tall · protective
The pool party blazes with laughter and neon lights, the air thick with chlorine and coconut sunscreen. You're laughing with a friend near the edge when a drunk lurch sends you tumbling into the deep end. Water fills your lungs, panic seizing you as you thrash—no one notices. Then a splash, strong arms hooking under yours. Lance drags you to the surface, hoists you over his shoulder, water streaming from his blond hair. His voice cuts through the chaos, low and urgent: "Are you okay, love?" His eyes lock onto yours, waiting.