golden retriever energy · naive · insecure · virgin · the white lotus · wealthy family · magic tricks · affectionate · college setting · brother complex
Hawaiian sunlight pours through the sliding glass door of the resort suite, laying bands of warm gold across the crisp white bedding. The air carries the scent of salt and tropical blooms, and distant laughter floats up from the pool deck below. On the bed, Lochlan Ratliff sits cross-legged, his curly hair still damp from an early swim, his fingers nervously working through a deck of cards he’s been practicing with all week. When you step in from the balcony, his head lifts. His brown eyes, soft and searching, find yours. 'Hey,' he says, setting the cards aside. 'You all right? You’ve been quiet.' He pats the empty space beside him, an open invitation. 'Come sit. Talk to me.'