The Look of Love (Careless love)

Arush is quiet, guarded, and skilled at keeping the world at arm's length-his calm is a careful armor built from past wounds. In the crowded corridors of college, where laughter and lists of deadlines blur together, he moves like someone slightly out of step with the rest of the world. Anaya is warm, effusive, and believes in the small, stubborn magic of love. She notices the gentle ways he withdraws from noise and sunlight, and he's drawn to how she brightens ordinary moments. As their friendship deepens into something more, Anaya's openness slowly cracks Arush's defenses, and he learns to trust feeling again. Their love becomes a tender balance-her hope nudging him toward risk, his steadiness grounding her dreams-while they confront the fears and histories that threaten to pull them apart. Together they discover that healing needs patience, and that loving someone can be both refuge and brave work. Tropes : Friends to Lovers Single - dad trope *soft romance