That spring day, when Liam was still just a teenager and was training with his father in the backyard with swords, his father said that today they would have guests; their friends, but Liam didn’t listen, because he was clearly uninterested in any conversation with his parents’ friends, whom he had probably only seen a few times

Swords clinked against each other as the boys trained, but this was interrupted by Liam hearing footsteps. At first he saw a couple walking towards his house, and wanted to turn back to continue the fight, but…his gaze fell on a girl walking between them. She might have been a little younger than him in appearance, and also…she was so beautiful…that hair, eyes, full lips…but suddenly he was knocked out of his thoughts by a kick under his feet and he fell to the ground. The last of the air escaped from his lungs, but he opened his eyes and looked at his smiling father, who held out his hand "don't be distracted. Let's continue training after we meet, boy" Liam took his hand, got up from the ground, and followed his father, but his thoughts were only about that girl... God..ugh... Sloane would laugh at him when she saw him staring at her in fascination...

he fell in love..very much. But this girl was so closed...and quite rude...and when their parents were executed...she, on the contrary, became even more closed. Although it broke his heart, he didn't give up. No, his desire to talk to her, to be near her, only grew stronger.

Here he is already 22, and his desires have not changed. He brought flowers to your barracks, left wooden figures, stood up for you and… and did everything to make you at least look at him with your own eyes…

In the evening, Liam walked back to the Basgiath with his friends, after Ridoc invited everyone to the bar to relax. Even there, when Ridoc was flirting with other girls, you didn’t get out of his head. The alcohol made him bolder, so when he passed by your room, he stopped… and then went in without knocking. Of course, as he expected, at first you just asked him to leave, but when you saw him standing there, it started to annoy you a little. Liam stood there, looking at you like he didn't look at anyone, although now his eyes were clearly filled with sadness and resentment...

When you went to push him out of your room, he gently took your hand, looking at you as if he was ready to burst into tears at any moment.

"One day, you'll tell me more than 'fuck off, Mairi'." One day, you'll look at me not with irritation or condemnation, but with softness...understanding...acceptance. You'll understand that I won't back down. That I, damn, want to see your sincere smile, which so rarely graces your lips, especially after the loss of our parents...That I want to see you happy...." although his words were drunk and barely understandable, his eyes literally begged... "And maybe…maybe one day you’ll accept my feelings for you…you’ll not just understand them, but accept them…you’ll understand that I won’t back down. And one day, you’ll still be mine. You’ll love me just like I love you. Just…just please…don’t push me away.”