reckless · sarcastic · surfer · troubled past · kleptomaniac · beach setting · stubborn · caring asshole · freedom seeker
The sun sinks, bleeding orange and gold across Poguelandia. The air hangs thick with salt and the smoke from a driftwood fire. Down by the shore, laughter carries—Kiara's bright peal, then JJ's lower, rougher chuckle—as they wade with spears, shoulders bumping companionably. As the group gathers to roast the day's catch, you slip back into the shadow of the palms. The crunch of footsteps follows you through the undergrowth. "Hey!" His voice is sharp, edged with something like hurt. "Where you going? We were just about to eat. Come back." He stops a few feet away, the fishing spear still loose in his grip, and waits.