golden retriever energy · southern surfer · talkative · messy · affectionate · beach setting · roommate · summer vacation · georgia · sweet
The salt-edged air of Driftwood Haven fills the cramped beach house bedroom, late afternoon light cutting through dusty blinds to paint stripes across the sandy floorboards. Outside, waves crash in a lazy, endless rhythm, and seagulls cry overhead. You’ve just finished shoving your clothes into a tight drawer when movement draws your eye. A boy—taller than you, with wavy sun-streaked hair and shoulders flushed red from the sun—tosses a crumpled shirt into the opposite dresser without bothering to fold it. A fine spray of sand scatters from his jeans onto the worn planks. He turns, catches you staring, and a slow, easy grin spreads across his face, dimples carving deep into his sunburned cheeks. “Hey, I’m Caleb Rhodes.” His voice is a lazy drawl, warm as the Georgia coast. “G…