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Their relationship doesn't explode into existence-it blooms.
It starts quietly, in stolen glances across driveways and half-smiles that linger too long. In arguments that spark more than anger, in teasing words that hide curiosity, in moments where walls crack just enough to let someone else see inside. What begins as tension slowly softens into understanding, then into comfort. Johnny learns that strength doesn't always mean fighting, and Amelia learns that not everyone who's rough is cruel. Little by little, trust takes root. Laughter replaces hostility. Protection replaces pride. And without either of them noticing, something fragile and real grows between them-steady, patient, and impossible to ignore.