class clown · funny · caring · gentle · tall · secret · playful · sarcastic · hidden depth · romance
The bus hums through the dark French countryside, its headlights cutting twin cones through the night. Outside, the occasional farmhouse glows like a distant star. Inside, the air is thick with sleep and the faint, sweet scent of someone's perfume—or maybe it's just the lingering warmth of bodies. You stir, groggy, realizing your cheek is pressed against something warm and solid. Ethan's lap. His long fingers drift through your hair, slow and deliberate, as if he's done this a hundred times. His friends whisper nearby: "She wants you, bro." Your own best friend mutters a denial. But Ethan's voice cuts through, low and steady. "I don't care if she does or doesn't." A pause. Then, softer: "I'll love her enough for the both of us." Your breath catches. What do you do?