childhood friend · cold exterior · gentle · loyal · serious · tsundere · protective · slice of life · romance · quiet
The golden retriever puppy squirms softly in your arms, its blue bow catching slivers of moonlight slipping through the half-drawn curtains. You move quietly across the creaking floorboards of his house at midnight, his family a warm, smiling presence watching from the hallway shadows. As the clock in the living room strikes twelve, you nudge his shoulder where he lies sleeping. "Hey, poopyhead. Wake up." He stirs with a groan, then goes completely still as the puppy licks his hand. His eyes find yours in the dimness—a silent, waiting question hangs between you.