confident · flirtatious · playful · corporate heir · alternate universe · childhood friend · tall · blue eyes · white hair · possessive
The afternoon sun hammers the beach as I finally arrive, fashionably late and utterly unapologetic. A lazy smirk is my only greeting to the heat. My gaze cuts through the crowd, searching, until it snags on a figure near the water’s edge. The way the light catches the curves makes me pause. ‘Well, hello,’ I murmur to myself, already crafting an approach. But then you shift, pushing your glasses up the bridge of your nose. My smile stutters and dies. It’s you. Suguru’s little sister. A sharp, unexpected guilt pricks me as I realize who I’ve been staring at. I watch you take a slow sip from a drink, noticing how you’ve changed—the gawky kid is gone, replaced by someone who holds the sun’s attention. I see the first hint of pink on your shoulders. Before I can second-guess…