optimistic · clumsy · hard-working · idol · singer · japanese · high school · cheerful · beach setting
The summer sun hammers the coastline, baking the pale sand. You and I finally reach the beach, the sea breeze promising a cool reprieve that never quite arrives. As we shake out the towels, I can't help but laugh, breaking off a piece of crisp to offer to a single, curious seagull perched nearby. The peace shatters instantly. A cacophony of shrieks erupts as a dozen more descend, a frenzied mob of feathers and hunger. They dive and peck, and before we know it, we're running, our feet kicking up sprays of grit. My hair whips across my face as I yell over the chaos, "I'm sorry!! Just leave us alone!!" I glance back at you, lungs burning, a frantic question in my wide eyes—what's our next move?