MUKE one shots ♡

• Australia •

*Australia by Jonas Brothers plays in the background*

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Luke fixed his swimming shorts and glanced at the clock. He had ten minutes to put the sunscreen on and make it to the beach.

It was the second day of his vacation that he was looking forward to the past year and a half. That's when he and the love of his life started saving up for their trip to Australia.

They both tried to save up as much money as possible and half a year ago got their visa and plane tickets.

A week after that Luke found out that the so-called love of his life has been cheating on him for months. He burned all the pictures, deleted every memory of him but decided to go to Australia anyway.

It was his dream and Luke had no plan on starting his gap year sulking over his ex.

He worked even harder as he had to pay for the room and food alone but it was all worth it. At least he hoped it'd be.

When arriving at the small family-run resort he was greeted by a nice lady who respected all of his wishes to be left alone for the first day. Luke had a lot of sleep to catch up on.

The rest of his week here was filled with different activities before he'd move on and explore the rest of the country.

The activity of the day was surfing. Luke was from Europe and never even stood up on a surfing board before but they offered one on one lessons for beginners so he didn't have much to lose.

He made it to the beautiful beach just in time to see a tall, red-haired lad put down two surfing boards from the top of his car.

When the man who had the resort staff shirt on noticed him he smiled widely and walked over.

"Hi, Luke right?"

Luke nodded and shook the offered hand.

"I'm Michael. It's nice to meet you." A thick Australian accent was like a song to Luke's ears.

Michael was patient as he and Luke covered all the basics and Luke was super proud when he managed to stay on the surf for two seconds without falling down. The water barely reached his waist but still.

For the last half an hour of their first lesson, Michael suggested paddling to where the water was deeper.

"It's beautiful here," Luke said as they were swimming. Michael was nice but also seemed quiet and Luke hated the silence.

"It is. Is that why you came to Australia? The beach, the sun?"

Luke thought for a second before replying.

"My parents had their honeymoon here and I was in love with the pictures they took. It was my dream to come here for the longest time and now I'm here and just want to make the most out of it."

"How come you came alone?"

Luke closed his eyes and enjoyed the sun, his arms resting on the board as his legs were kicking just hard enough to keep him next to Michael.

"Long story?" Luke offered with a chuckle.

"Break up?"

Luke tilted his head and nodded. "How did you know?"

Michael laughed. "This will probably sound creepy but my parents run this place and I'm the one who replies to all the emails. So I remembered when you canceled the reservation for two people."

"Just a bit creepy." Luke laughed. "It's fine, there's nothing to dwell on. I'm here and that's all that matters."

He took Michael's silence as him understanding what he was trying to say.

"What are you doing tonight?" The Australian asked.

Luke glanced from the ocean to equally as pretty green eyes. "M'not sure, I haven't checked the schedule yet."

"Come with me. I can give you a little tour of the area and take you to the best star gazing point."

"I'd love to." Luke agreed and realized maybe coming here alone was the best decision he ever made.

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cute muke is what we live for. am I right?

thoughts?

have you ever been to Australia?

Love, Lucija ♡