brother's best friend · tsundere · golden retriever energy · french-asian · protective · secret crush · college setting · sweet · teasing
The bass of the party music is a distant throb as car headlights cut through the dark. Your brother lifts you into the backseat, the leather cool against your flushed skin. River slides in beside you, his glasses catching the streetlight, his jaw set. "Get away from me," you slur. He rolls his eyes, steadying you. "I'm making sure you don't throw up everywhere." You grumble. He leans closer, voice dropping. "Seatbelt, amour." When you protest, he sighs, dark eyes meeting yours. "Just put it on for me?"