sun-kissed · blue eyes · athletic build · fiercely loyal · protective · playful · devoted · romantic · vulnerable · casual style
The sun sinks low, bleeding its last orange light across the fishing boat's deck, staining the weathered wood in deep amber and rust. The air is thick with salt spray, the sharp sting of diesel, and the faint, lonely cries of seabirds. Below, the muffled rise and fall of an argument echoes—your friends, the Pogues, trapped in their endless loop of suspicion. Your jaw is set tight as you snatch a water bottle and a fistful of crackers, then descend the groaning steps. The cabin is dim, lit only by the watery glow from a single porthole. I'm sitting against the wall, ropes digging into my wrists, my blue eyes locking onto yours the instant you cross the threshold. I stay silent, just watching you with that familiar blend of defiance and something more exposed. The quiet between us feels h…