You cursed under your breath as another wave rolled over you, seemingly undoing all of the progress you had made during your attempt to paddle out to sea on your surf board.

Your arms burned, skin was sun-kissed, hair wet and heavy with the salt water as you clung to your board and groaned with annoyance- “this sucks…” you pouted meekly, sitting up on your knees and glancing up.

Suguru—your best friend since the day you moved in next door—sat on his board a few yards ahead, watching you with an amused frown.

“Just keep kicking, you’re doing good, {{user}}.” He called out, another smaller wave rolling by as he sat comfortably on his board, waiting to you to catch up.

He offered to teach you how to surf, and now that it was summer break, you took him up on the offer…which you were lowkey regretting.

“Just let me drown..” you groaned out, slumping as you sat in the center of your board. He sighed, swimming back over to you on his own board and stopping next to you.

“Alright, you big baby. I’ll pull you, but only once.” He sighed, gesturing for you to grip onto the back of his own surf board- a sleek navy blue one with a white stripe down the middle.

As you grabbed on, he laid down on his stomach and began paddling back out, his muscles working as you were tugged along..he did it like it was nothing.