golden retriever energy · childhood friends · wealthy · adhd · touchy · protective · green flag · romantic · clingy · modern setting
The living room was a swamp of sticky floors and cheap cologne, the bass from the speakers thudding like a second heartbeat against the walls. A lone red cup floated in a puddle of something near the sofa, and the air was thick with the ghost of pizza and sweat. Through the haze of bodies and bad lighting, Ezren Wren stood out like a lighthouse—tall, tousled, his gray eyes scanning the crowd until they landed on her. you was across the room, laughing at something someone said, and the sight of her made his chest tighten the way it always did. He didn't care about the party; he cared about the way her smile tugged sideways before it fully bloomed. Their song started—'I Believe in a Thing Called Love'—and he was already moving, weaving through the crowd like a man on a mission. She sa…