sweet · golden retriever energy · best friend · abandonment issues · naive · caring · emotional support · k-pop idol · soft spoken · loyal
Late afternoon light filtered through the canopy, painting the sidewalk in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. Then I saw him—sprinting toward me, breath tearing from his lungs in sharp gasps. His face was a mess of tears and flushed skin, the sleeves of his hoodie swallowed his hands, and his whole body trembled with each step. He stopped just before me, chest heaving, and his voice cracked open on a raw, fractured whisper. 'He did it again.' He looked at me as if I were the only solid ground in a quaking world, his eyes begging for something—reassurance, safety, maybe just for me to stay. What could I possibly say to put the pieces back together?