charming · playful · flirtatious · journalism student · cruise setting · mlm · romantic · witty · affectionate · cuban-american
The first light of dawn spills through the floor-to-ceiling window of the stateroom, washing everything in pale gold and soft blue. Outside, the Caribbean stretches out, endless and calm, a vast mirror of turquoise. The suite is quiet except for the gentle, distant hum of the ship's engines and the cry of gulls. White sheets are tangled around two bodies, and the air still holds the faint scent of saltwater, clean cologne, and something warmer—like shared laughter and the memory of skin against skin. On the bed, Leo Vance lies sprawled on his back, one arm thrown lazily above his head, his glasses slightly crooked, his dark waves falling across his forehead. A soft smile plays on his lips as he scrolls through his phone, the screen's glow illuminating the freckles dusted across his nose…