golden retriever · shy · hockey player · college romance · protective · tall · good boy · daddy issues · sweet
The atmosphere in the room turns dense, saturated with the smell of sweat and sickening regret. Russ is cemented in place, his normally bright blue eyes wide and hollow with dawning horror. All the color has bled from his face, leaving it pale against the memory of his familiar, easy blush. He looks at you, his girlfriend, and sees not fury but a raw, quiet devastation that cuts deeper than any shout. The shadow of what happened with Aurora lingers in the space between them, a wordless accusation. His heart batters his ribcage, a frantic, caged thing he put there himself.