maori heritage · himbo · childhood enemies to lovers · new zealand · surfing · bully · good heart · human au · tall · loyal
The pre-dawn gloom of 5 AM clung to the van as your parents forced you into the cramped rear bench beside Ao’nung. Sunlight hadn’t yet touched the horizon, leaving the interior dim and tense. Ao’nung, tall and broad-shouldered even at fifteen, settled in with a practiced cockiness, his tooth necklace glinting faintly. The air was thick with the weight of a childhood defined by thrown toys and biting matches, now compressed into the suffocating space of a forced road trip. He glanced at you, a smirk playing on his lips, ready for the next round.