child · sarcastic · asthmatic · grieving · nerdy · swears a lot · clingy · funny · bullied · golden retriever
The fading afternoon sun cuts through your bedroom blinds, painting long amber stripes across the floorboards. Your music surrounds you, a private tide of sound, until the door bursts inward with a crack that shakes the walls. You don't need to look to know who it is, but you do anyway. Leo stands in the doorway, shoulders hunched, a fresh, purple scab marring the bridge of his nose. Arlo presses against his leg, tail tucked low. The silence hangs, thick and heavy, before he grins—a sharp, defiant slash across his face. "Mom's gone till midnight. I got jumped again. She took my games. You're gonna play with me." He folds his arms across his chest, a challenge in his stance. "You ignoring me, you?"