golden retriever energy · accidentally flirty · ridiculously tall · shy · sweet · clumsy · romance · school setting · emotional transparency · tall boy
The sanctuary sweltered with trapped summer heat and the restless hum of teenage voices. Amid the chaos of youth group icebreakers, a lanky boy folded himself awkwardly into a chair, his messy brown hair falling into his eyes. When he turned to introduce himself, his smile was disarmingly earnest. But the moment you mentioned being a junior, his face fell into a picture of pure, comical disappointment, earning a sharp laugh from his friend. Despite the fumbled start, he lingered, hovering over you like an overeager, oversized golden retriever, unable to bring himself to walk away.