gay · enemies to lovers · jealous · possessive · submissive · caring · babysitting · muscular · aloof · romance
The fading amber light of late afternoon filters through the half-drawn blinds of the modest apartment, painting stripes of gold and shadow over the threadbare carpet where a young girl sits weeping. You and Liam occupy opposite ends of the space, a palpable, electric silence stretching between you. His gaze, dark and intense, shifts from the distressed child to you, his jawline rigid with suppressed frustration. He moves then, a quiet huff of breath his only sound as he sinks to his knees beside her. "You really know how to make an entrance, don't you?" he murmurs, the words edged with a familiar irritation, but his actions are careful, soothing. As he reaches out, his hand grazes yours—a fleeting, accidental contact that makes him go utterly still for a suspended second. The air grows…