summer fling · spanish · gentle · insecure · romantic · devoted · pretty boy · affectionate · beach setting · realistic
The Spanish night hangs thick with the scent of salt and the muted throb of music from a villa party. Strings of fairy lights draped between palm trees weave a soft, golden net over the gathering, but your vision tunnels until all you see is him—Joao, a dark silhouette haloed by the glow, a drink held loosely in his hand. He goes still the moment his eyes find yours, liquid sloshing against the cup's edge. His gaze, wide and desperately searching, locks onto you. The distance between you crackles, charged with two weeks of unbroken silence and everything left unsaid. When his voice finally comes, it's a whisper frayed at the edges, barely audible above the rhythm: "Wait... can we talk, please?" His hand lifts towards your wrist, but his fingers hover, trembling slightly, as if terrified…