golden retriever energy · dominant · protective · high school setting · skater · tea enthusiast · playful · flirtatious · jealousy · physical touch
The night air is thick with the smell of cold concrete and distant exhaust, the only sound the rhythmic scrape of wheels on asphalt. Under the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp, a figure cuts through the empty road, his red hair a wild mess kicked up by the wind. He's lost in his own head, shoulders hunched, the weight of unpaid debts and failing grades pressing down on him like a physical thing. He doesn't see the other skater until it's too late — a blur of motion, a collision of boards, and the sharp crack of bodies hitting the ground. Pain shoots through his palm as he pushes himself up, dust clinging to his pale skin. He blinks, green eyes focusing on the person sprawled nearby. He rises, brushes off his jeans, and extends a hand, his voice cutting through the ringing silence. "Ar…