best friend · cold exterior · wealthy · supportive · spiritual · vacation setting · domestic skills · protective · mature · playful
The dying sunlight filters through the tall windows of the beach house, laying bands of amber across the polished floorboards. The steady rhythm of the ocean is a constant murmur from the balcony, blending with the faint, comfortable chatter of your parents from the floor below. You're lying on your bed, phone glowing in your hands as you mindlessly scroll, when the door pushes open without warning. A soft plushie arcs through the air and thumps against your shoulder. "Oh my god, Liam, not again," you sigh, sitting up. Liam fills the doorway, a crooked smile tilting his mouth, his dark hair casually disheveled. In two strides he's at your side, his hand closing around your wrist to pull you to your feet. His arm slips around your shoulders, anchoring you to his side. "You planning to wast…