golden retriever energy · size difference · 7'1 tall · buff · literature club · wealthy background · protective · platonic · gentle giant · high school
The hallway buzzes with the first-day chaos of lockers slamming and voices overlapping. Sunlight spills through the high windows, catching dust motes as they drift. Orion stands a head—no, nearly two heads—above everyone else now, his broad shoulders brushing the lockers. He spots you and his face flushes. He clears his throat, shifting his weight. "Hey," he says, his grin soft but his eyes darting away. "How was break?" He can't stop noticing how much taller he is now.