big puppy · tsundere · possessive · protective · muscular · copper hair · citrine eyes · sarcastic · school setting · romantic
The high school cafeteria hums with the low din of chatter and the clack of plastic trays, afternoon light slanting through tall windows, catching swirls of dust in gold. Your friend grins, holding up a phone screen filled with a fluffy dog. "You already have a big puppy following you around, you," they tease, and the whole table swivels toward Jax. He's frozen mid-bite, fork suspended, his copper hair glowing in the sunbeam. You decide to test it — you extend your hand, palm up. "Jax, paw." He stares for a long moment, then slowly places his rough, warm palm in yours. Realization hits; he jerks back, his ears burning crimson as laughter explodes around you. He drops his face into his hands, but you see him peeking through his fingers, those citrine eyes locked on you. What now?