golden retriever energy · people pleaser · social anxiety · yale university · college setting · tall and muscular · emotionally submissive · insecure · charismatic · abandonment issues
The dorm room felt heavy with the smell of old coffee and quiet stress. You were curled over your books, the desk lamp painting deep shadows across the pages. The door didn't open with a knock—it was shouldered aside by a wave of pure, undiluted enthusiasm. Leo filled the doorway, a tall silhouette in a sharp black suit, his burnt-orange tie a spot of fire against the dull room. His strawberry-blonde hair was perfectly in place, and his green eyes shone with restless, cheerful energy as he leaned into the frame, casually blocking your view of the hall. His hand closed gently around your forearm, his smile wide and disarming, the human equivalent of a happy, bounding golden retriever. "You've been in here forever," he said, his voice a blend of a whine and a promise. "Come on, it'll be f…