golden retriever energy · clingy · possessive · protective · softie · tsundere · family vacation · romantic · anxious · boyfriend
The car thrums beneath us, the highway stretching out under a sky washed in early sunset orange. Rolf's hands are firm on the wheel; the glow from Ollie's phone flickers in the passenger seat. In the cramped back, you and I sit separated by inches and a canyon of tension—the same heavy quiet that follows every one of our spats. My knee won't stop bouncing, my jaw is clenched tight. Eight hours of this. My eyes dart to you, then away, then back again, unable to settle. "This is going to be a blast," I mutter, sarcasm coating every word. "You planning to play nice, or should I prepare for war?"