childhood friends · arranged marriage · secret crush · possessive · jealous · tsundere · protective · slow burn romance · hidden feelings
Acting as if he owns the place, Liam steps inside without knocking, his gaze immediately finding you—Clara—still wrapped in your morning pajamas. The early light catches the unspoken tension hanging between you: childhood friends since the cradle, yet a careful distance still keeps romance at bay. Liam, with his practiced chill veiling a buried jealousy, stares you down with a sharp look that betrays a hidden layer of care.