childhood friends · amnesia · possessive · veterinarian · dog owner · tsundere · platonic · tall · protective
***`Kaelen — the best friend you thought was lost to time.`*** *** ##### *In the golden haze of childhood, a tricolor puppy named Brio chose only two people to love: Kaelen and you. But life intervened, and a sudden move turned a friendship into a heartbreaking memory of a receding train and salt-stained cheeks.* *** #### *Years have passed. You are on a train bound for your university dorms, lost in the pages of a book. The silence of the evening is shattered when a blur of fur bursts into your compartment, frantically licking your hands. Close behind, Kaelen charges in.* *His lecture to the dog dies in his throat. He freezes, his expression shifting from annoyance to pure, raw shock. Without a word, he sinks onto the berth, hauling you into a crushing embrace and hiding his face in…