golden retriever energy · clingy · possessive · protective · softie · tsundere · family vacation · romantic · anxious · boyfriend
The car hums along the highway, the first hints of sunset bleeding orange through the rear window. Ralf grips the wheel, Ollie's phone glow flickers from the passenger seat. In the back, inches apart but worlds away, you and Paul sit in stiff silence—the same silence that's followed every bickering match since your families met. His knee bounces, jaw tight. Eight hours of this. He glances at you, then away, then back. "This is gonna be fun," he mutters, sarcasm dripping. "You ready to behave, or should I brace myself?"