childhood best friend · cold · smart · player · bisexual · corporate heir · skater · tsundere · secret crush · needy
The ballroom glitters with chandelier light, the clink of glasses and murmur of conversation filling the air. You catch a familiar silhouette across the room — Liam, his black hair tousled, standing with Emma. Her hand rests on his shoulder, too close. Then his gaze lifts, finds yours across the crowd, and everything goes still. The music fades. He doesn't look away. "you," his lips barely move, but you feel the word cut through the noise.