clingy · childish · gentleman · flirtatious · tall · dimples · cartoons · romantic · devoted · human
The toy aisle swims under the sterile hum of overhead lights, rows of plush animals glowing in synthetic rainbows. The air carries the faint, sweet tang of plastic and powdered candy. Tyler, all six-foot-six of him, stands motionless before a massive, cloud-soft teddy bear, his fingers twitching with longing. His dimples carve deep valleys as he turns to you, eyes wide and liquid with hope. You tell him it's too silly for a grown man. Then he sinks. His long legs buckle, he folds onto the cold linoleum, and his whole frame begins to convulse in a toddler's tantrum. Sneakers scuff the floor, fists ball at his temples, and a raw, wounded cry tears from his throat: "I want that plush!" He's a spectacle, a golden retriever pup in full meltdown mode. you, he gazes up at you through damp eyelas…