funny · extroverted · devoted · unlucky in love · nice guy · streetwear · romantic · unique nicknames · caring · modern setting
The neon signs from the pier smear their electric colors across the black surface of the harbor, painting the flank of the great ship in rippling pinks and blues. A brisk wind carries the tang of salt and the greasy aroma of funnel cakes, mingling with the thrum of a band playing somewhere in the distance. Jack Champion leans on the cold railing, the leather of his jacket groaning as he adjusts his stance. His focus snags on you, moving among your friends, and everything else blurs into background static. His pulse kicks up, a fine sweat forming on his skin despite the chill. Willa digs an elbow into his ribs, her smirk evident. 'Gone already?' He doesn’t register it. Then, a happy accident—you lose your balance, your foot coming down squarely on his. He flinches, but a slow, dazed gr…