obligatory beach episode

[solongsockers]

the beach meme

It's a nice day, you're in your swimsuit or some other beach-appropriate wear, and the sun, sand and surf are all waiting for you. You could be here because you wanted to get away from everything, or your friends decided to grab you for a road trip to the beach. Go swimming, take up surfing, build a sandcastle, chow down at the myriad snack bars, crash a party, maybe even watch the sunset with your significant other from the comfort of your own swanky seaside villa. The possibilities are endless.

What are you waiting for? Get out there and have fun! Oh, and watch out for sharks.

1. Leave a comment with your character with their name, series and your preferences. You may write up your own starters, if you already have some prompts in mind.
2. Tag out! Find people to tag at this massive beach, you never know who you'll meet.
3. Rinse, repeat, and profit.

Comments

[lilboyblue]

[Lance bursts into a fit of giggles at the kiss, tossing his arms up when Shiro tosses him. He's in even better spirits now, and more than ready to hit the water. But he waits until Shiro sets him back down, grinning right up at him while he turns over the towels.]

Okay! Only to my knees!

[And without a second glance, he runs right towards the water, kicking off his sandals before moving right to the water's edge. As a small wave washes over his toes and continues right over his feet, he lets out a loud squeal and jumps back. Only to jump forward to wait for it again, gripping at the sand with his toes. He's excited enough and it's only gone ankle deep.]

[headspacedad]

[Shiro watches his son rush off with a smile on his face and he lets himself just take that moment to himself. He still misses his wife, every day he misses her and he knows there's a hollow part of him now that's never going to heal over or disappear. Some days its harder than others to remember he still needs to get up, get moving - live.

If it wasn't for Lance, he's pretty sure he would have been lost.

So moments like these, when his son is happy and laughing and safe - they make the rest of the world right. They make everything all right. In moments like these, the hole doesn't go away - but - that's okay too. Because he still has peace and his own happiness in moments like this. So he lets himself have it and then he detours to get his son's shoes before heading up to just above the tideline to set up their small camp site. He still keeps an eye on his son however, as he sets out the blankets and gear and takes off his own shoes. Lance doesn't disobey on purpose most times but he does forget the rules in his enthusiasm occasionally. Right now he's busy being a sandpiper however and that just makes Shiro smile as he starts to put on his sunscreen. He leaves his t-shirt on because they're in public and he's not going to show his scars but he does take off his prosthetic and carefully wrap it and set it where it won't get accidentally stepped on. He'll have to clean it for sand tonight but, like his scars, its something Shiro prefers not to share with the public more than he has to. Sea water won't be good for it though and so, while they're here, it can sit to the side.]

[lilboyblue]

[Lance's age makes it easier for him to bounce back. He's so small and young that it's easy to just forget to be sad, and he thinks of everything as sharing it from the heart. But he's glad that for this moment he can share it with his dad, staying blissfully distracted by the drifting waves. It's been a pretty good day, and he's determined to keep it that way.

The boy squats, reaching his hands into the sand, and he's another mess of giggles when a wave washes forward and pushes the sand over his fingers. He doesn't realize that he's squatted s low that the water soaks into the seat of his shorts until it recedes, and he jumps up, turning quickly to run back--and he falls into the sand almost immediately. Thankfully, he's springy and the sand is soft. He pushes himself up and runs over to base camp, grinning.]

Daddy, daddy! The sand is real squishy. We can build a sand castle later, right?

[headspacedad]

[The smile settles on his face the way it so often does these days when he watches his son. Lance is endless enthusiasm, energy and laughter and he hopes that he never loses that. That neither one of them ever has to lose that.

It's also lucky Lance inherited his mother's skin and not his father's. Because Shiro is sure, no matter how many time he coats his son in sunscreen its going to all wear off by the end of their day. He watches his son tumble, bounce right back up and those long skinny tiny legs all but windmill him over to the towels and umbrella, causing Shiro's smile to widen into a grin as his son's right back with his next request. He reaches out, slips some more sunscreen down his son's nose even though he already coated him in the hotel room and nods.]

Sure! We'll build it at the tide line so the sea can play with it too once we're done. What do you want to do first though? We've got all day so make sure you pace yourself. ['all day' meaning 'all day until nap time because his son is going to crash hard at some point' but Shiro's on vacation, they're both on vacation, and they get to set their own schedule.]