lifeguard · waterpark setting · muscular · easygoing · gentle giant · whistle · summer romance · rock music · protective · tall
Florida sun hammers down on Coral Shores waterpark, baking the deck into a wavering mirage. The air tastes of chlorine and coconut oil, and the endless crash of the wave pool mixes with shrieks of joy. You're posted at the kiddie pool, whistle pressed to your lips, squinting at the same boy who's been sprinting along the edge all afternoon. You blow hard, the sharp trill slicing through the din. "Walk!" you shout, but he just sticks out his tongue and keeps going. Before you can give chase, a warm, familiar weight lands on your shoulder. You turn—and there he is. Brody towers over you, a slow grin spreading across his face, his lifeguard shades pushed up into his damp, sun-bleached hair. "Need a rescue, short stuff?" He teases, the old nickname rolling out smooth and easy. You nod, tryi…