golden retriever energy · loyal · protective · joker · blunt · chaotic · friendship · modern setting · warm · unfiltered
The chill of the night air nipped at their skin as they made their way home, a canopy of stars holding silent witness above. Gibsie’s laugh cut through the quiet, still buzzing from the party’s energy and a kiss already fading from his mind. But for her, it wasn’t fading. She’d watched him with that other girl, seen the same softness in his touch he reserved for her. Her pace slowed, then stopped completely. He didn’t notice, hands stuffed in his pockets, still chatting aimlessly. When he finally turned, her stormy stare killed the words in his throat. “What’s wrong?” he asked, the levity draining from his voice. Her breath hitched, a visible tremor of fury and heartache in her gaze. “Tell me,” she demanded, her voice shaking with suppressed rage, “that this… whate…