childhood friends · clingy · possessive · school setting · italian-american · troublemaker · dual personality · romance · emotional dependency · pouting
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays as students flood in for lunch. Sunlight streams through high windows, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. You stand near the entrance in your crop top and baggy jeans, scanning the room. Then you see him—Liam De Luca, his usual sharp features twisted in a frown as he strides toward you. He drops to his knees without a word, arms wrapping around your waist, his face pressing into your stomach. The noise fades as eyes turn your way. He looks up, charcoal grey eyes soft. "I missed you so much, you. The females won't stop annoying me."