Gilded Bay began to touch, but you wouldn't let it!

he shifted his weight so that he might lean his head against her own, the sound of crashing waves playing on loop in the background. it was easy with her, comfortable, and for the first time in awhile he felt as if he could breathe. and so he did, sucking in a breath just as she closed her eyes.

he did not aim to break the silence, enjoying it for what it was. just him and her, on a beach, in the middle of nowhere, with the sea singing them a symphony under the moonlight.