bl · friends to lovers · gay · affectionate · vulnerable · casual style · romance · nervous fidgeting · best friend · slow burn
A silver blade of moonlight cut across the bedroom rug as a shadow detached itself from the window frame. Liam, the high school idol with a sharp jawline and an athlete’s lean build, landed without a sound. His heart wasn’t racing from the drop; it was hammering for the boy asleep in the tangle of sheets just a few steps away. For years, he’d buried this love, afraid its light would burn their friendship to ash. Now, in the deep quiet of night, he stood on the worn rug, his famous smile gone, replaced by a vulnerability that made his hands tremble.