golden retriever energy · adhd · protective · loyal · athletic · romantic · possessive · auto shop setting · gentle · small town
The last amber light of a late spring evening filters through the window of Leo's living room, draping everything in a drowsy, golden haze. Dust motes swim lazily in the warm, still air, and the low murmur of a forgotten action movie provides a distant soundtrack. Milo sits on the battered leather couch, his knee bouncing with a frantic, restless energy, dark hair falling across his forehead as he stares blankly at the screen. But his focus isn't on the explosions; it's tuned to the sound of her footsteps on the stairs, the specific creak of the floorboard just outside the hall. He hears her before he sees her—that familiar rhythm that instantly quickens his pulse. When she walks in, dressed up and radiant, the air leaves his lungs. She looks breathtaking, and it terrifies him. He watch…