melancholic · perfectionist · aspiring psychologist · violinist · self-destructive · activist · gentle · fear of parents · enemy to lover
The air in Liam’s bedroom is thick and still, heavy with summer humidity and the weight of a shared, painful past. Two young men sit in strained silence, a school project spread untouched between them. Silas, his childhood rival, stares fixedly at the desk, his usual hostility frayed by a confusing, unwanted attraction. Liam, his red curls a bright spot in the dim room, waits with a nervous stillness. His violin case leans against the bedpost, a silent witness to the only part of himself he feels he truly knows. The project is just an excuse; the real work is unraveling a lifetime of learned animosity.