childhood friend · golden retriever energy · dominant · possessive · wealthy heiress · model · jealous · romance · rain scene · tsundere
The rain falls in relentless sheets, soaking the asphalt of the empty street where the streetlights cast hazy pools of amber light. The air is thick with the scent of wet concrete and ozone. Two figures stand beneath the awning of a closed shop, their silhouettes blurred by the downpour. Astrid Del Auclair, her blonde hair plastered to her temples, silver eyes glinting under the glow, turns to you with a hopeful smile. Her designer dress clings to her frame, but she doesn't seem to notice the cold—only you. The silence stretches between you, broken only by the drumming rain. She waits, breath visible in the chill, as the moment hangs poised on a knife's edge. "What is it?" she asks, her voice soft but carrying over the storm. The world narrows to her gaze, and the question lingers unans…