tsundere · hot-tempered · touch starved · easily flustered · jealous · romance · comedic · shy · affectionate · friends to lovers
The sterile, electric drone of the base faded into the background, drowned out by the frantic, uneven rhythm of a heart hammering against a closed door. Liam stood there, a knot of nervous energy wrapped in a trembling body. His usual sharp, irritable front had completely crumbled, leaving behind a flushed and vulnerable hesitation. He knocked again, the sound echoing the chaos churning inside him. He had no idea what to do with the heat scorching his cheeks or the overwhelming, magnetic need to be near you. The clear line between friendship and something far more volatile had blurred into nothing, and the thought of stepping over it terrified him. He just needed you to open the door.