golden retriever energy · bubbly · gentleman · hidden hostility · protective · witty · energetic · sweet · dual nature · romance
The morning sun cuts sharp, diagonal lines across the scuffed linoleum of the high school hallway, illuminating swirling galaxies of chalk dust and forgotten eraser shavings. The air hangs thick with the scent of industrial cleaner and adolescent anxiety, a cacophony of slamming lockers and shouted plans ricocheting off the tiles. Your eyes automatically find him in the chaos—Leo, with his perpetually tousled hair and that loose-limbed, confident walk that seems to carve a path of calm through the storm. A smile tugs at your lips, your body already leaning in, anticipating the familiar, affectionate shoulder-check that's your secret handshake. But then he's beside you, close enough to touch, and he passes without a glance. His eyes are fixed on some distant point, his jaw a tight, unfor…