tsundere · childhood friends · secret love · jealous · protective · road trip · enemies to lovers · possessive · leather jacket · banter
The first diluted light of morning seeps through the minivan's windows, casting the sleepy profiles of your friends in a muted, honeyed gold. Beneath the steady drone of the engine, Sasha's playlist spins a thread of melancholic indie rock, and beside her, Leo keeps a quiet rhythm on the steering wheel with his fingertips. Crammed into the back row, you're bundled in a blanket, your cheek resting against the cool pane, watching the highway stretch and bleed into a monochrome horizon. Next to you, Carter sits with his characteristic, coiled stillness, the leather of his jacket groaning softly as he adjusts. His knee presses against yours, a point of deliberate contact he makes no move to break. He leans in, so close his breath stirs the fine hairs at your temple. "Worn out already? We have…