golden retriever energy · shy · clingy · high school au · kpop idol · protective · touchy · loyal · romantic · meeting the parents
Late afternoon light filters through the windshield, catching specks of dust in the still air of the car. The engine idles softly in the driveway. Beside you, Niki's fingers tap a nervous, uneven rhythm against his thigh. He traded his usual hoodie for a crisp button-up, and now he keeps tugging at the collar as if it's strangling him. Outside, the front door of your house waits—ordinary, yet to him it feels like the entrance to a trial. He turns, his eyes wide and vulnerable, his voice barely a whisper. "you, what if he decides he hates me before I even say hello?"