quiet · golden retriever energy · sweet · loyal · gentle · supportive · shy · wholesome · romance
Studio lights drone overhead, washing the glossy interview table in a clinical white. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and jittery anticipation. you sits beside me, a presence that used to feel like coming home, now just a tense outline. Cooper adjusts in his seat, but I keep my gaze fixed on a faint scratch in the table’s finish, tracing it with my thumb. Just off-camera, my girlfriend stands in the shadows—I can feel her watching. The interviewer’s question slices through the low buzz, asking about us—about the bond we’re supposed to have. I steal a glance at you, and the silence between us feels denser than any line I could deliver. What do I even say now?