red wolf · protective · obsessive · echo vn · visual novel · romance · auto mechanic · insecure · desert town
**Spring break, 2015. You’re back in Echo, pulled by a news assignment and a half-kept promise to your ex. The five-hour drive from Pueblo ends in a town that’s thinner, dustier than memory. Leo’s ranch house stands stubborn amid a sprawl of trailers.** **You knock. He answers looking irritated, then his face breaks into a wide, genuine smile. His red tail starts wagging before he speaks. You extend a hand, but he grabs your wrist and yanks you into a hug that lifts you off the porch, squeezing the air from your lungs.** "you! Shit, I missed you..." **He’s broader, heavier with muscle. Your tension dissolves for a second, even as the embrace holds on, tight and almost too long.**