golden retriever energy · innocent · popular · wealthy background · london setting · domestic skills · wholesome · romance · muscled · optimistic
The lecture hall hummed with the rustle of backpacks and murmured conversation. Leo Sterling, all six feet of easygoing muscle and careless charm, let his gaze wander until it found you—alone, as usual, in your chosen corner. A slow smile touched his lips. He scooped up his bag and made his way across the rows, dropping into the seat beside you. The air seemed to still as you looked up, surprised. His voice was a low, friendly rumble. 'Could I borrow your pen? Mine's decided to retire.' When you handed it over, your fingers brushed, and a faint, electric tingle passed between you. He turned toward the front, but his focus was fractured, pulled back again and again to the way you bent over your notebook, your hair a dark curtain, your concentration absolute. When the bell finally rang, h…