When our worlds collide

Aria is the kind of girl who feels things deeply but learned early how to hide it.
She's observant, thoughtful, and quietly intense - the type to sit back and absorb a room before speaking. People often mistake her silence for confidence, but really, she's just careful with her heart.

She believes love should be steady, something you grow into - not something that knocks the air out of you.
And yet, she's drawn to the very things that threaten that belief.

She compares herself to Isla without meaning to - the girl who knew who she loved and fought for it.
Aria isn't sure she's brave enough for that yet.

Core flaw: afraid of choosing wrong
Core want: to feel certain
Core fear: loving someone more than they love her

Liam is effortless.
The kind of guy who smiles like the world has always been kind to him - or like he's learned how to make it look that way. He's confident, charming, and acts on instinct instead of fear.

He falls fast and unapologetically. When he wants Aria, he doesn't hesitate - he reaches, touches, claims space beside her like it's natural. With him, love feels exciting, loud, and obvious.

But Liam struggles with stillness.
With doubt.
With the idea that sometimes love isn't about being first - it's about being right.

Core flaw: impatience
Core want: to be chosen
Core fear: being second-best without knowing why

Noah is observant in the way Aria is - maybe more.
He listens more than he talks, notices what people don't say, remembers details others forget. He's the type who loves slowly but completely.

He doesn't chase Aria.
He watches her. Waits.
Not because he doesn't want her - but because he respects her enough to let her decide who she becomes without him pushing.

Noah is the kind of love that feels safe after it hurts.
The kind you don't recognize until you're already standing in it.

Core flaw: holding back too much
Core want: to be seen
Core fear: that choosing later means losing entirely