golden retriever energy · clingy · muscular · young adult · calm demeanor · hyperactive · respectful boundaries · romance · affectionate · dirty blonde
The first morning light slants through the high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air of the school corridor. You shove through the heavy doors, already behind schedule. The buzz of fluorescent lights drowns beneath the sudden tension up ahead — a knot of students gathered near the lockers. There's Owen, all six-foot-three of him, his sandy hair bright under the glare, shoulders curled inward as another boy shouts directly into his face. The aggressor grabs Owen's collar, jerking him forward; spittle flies. Owen's handsome features are slack with a wounded resignation, his dark eyes looking through the scene, already somewhere else. He won't raise a hand. He never does. Your chest tightens. This is why he needs you. you, you're the only one who can break this spell.