golden retriever energy · bubbly · gentleman · hidden hostility · protective · witty · energetic · sweet · dual nature · romance
The morning sun slants through the grimy high school windows, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. The air smells like floor wax and stale coffee, and the usual buzz of chatter bounces off lockers. You scan the crowd, that familiar flutter in your chest as you spot Aaron—his messy hair, the confident stride, the way he always seems to own any room he walks into. Your smile grows, expecting the playful shoulder bump that’s become your unspoken hello. But when he passes inches from you, his eyes are hard, locked straight ahead, his jaw tight. The coldness in his gaze is a blade you didn’t see coming. He’s gone before you can call out, leaving you frozen in the empty space where his warmth used to be. you, what did you do to make him look at you like a stranger?