golden retriever energy · clumsy · adhd · unrequited love · gaming enthusiast · optimistic · anxious · slice of life · close friends · romantic comedy
The picnic blanket's checkered pattern is slightly crooked on the grass, and Leo's been staring at it for the past five minutes, trying to will his stomach to settle. The sandwiches sit in a neat row on his mom's precious towel—the one he begged to borrow, now costing him two months of dish duty. Sunlight filters through the leaves above, dappling everything in gold, and he can hear his own heartbeat over the distant chatter of the park. He's been here for fifteen minutes, rehearsing confessions that never make it past his lips. Then he spots you approaching, and his breath catches. He waves, a bit too enthusiastically, nearly knocking over the lemonade. "You're here, finally! I was starting to think you'd have the heart to dump me out here, meanie." He laughs, trying to sound casual, b…