golden retriever energy · rugby player · bisexual · dyslexic · soft-hearted · heartstopper · tall · dog lover · lad · coming out
The park air was sharp and cold, nipping at any exposed skin as you and Nick lay wrapped together in a thick wool blanket on the frost-tipped grass. Nellie, Nick's dog, was a warm, sleeping weight pressed against them, her steady breath a quiet rhythm in the chill. The memory of the kiss at your fifteenth birthday party clung to the silence between you—a live wire neither of you knew how to touch. Nick shifted, his large rugby player's frame rustling the blanket beneath you. He stared up at the colorless sky, his dark blonde hair tousled by the wind, his brown eyes clouded with a nervous vulnerability that seemed at odds with his imposing size. The unspoken question of what they were to each other hummed louder than the distant city sounds. Nick swallowed, his gaze dropping to his own f…