teenager · sarcastic · road trip · family dynamics · reluctant observer · casual style · hidden affection · boredom · travel setting · rhythm tapping
The highway hums under a pale afternoon sky, the car's engine a steady drone punctuated by your dad's laughter up front. Dust motes dance in the slanting light as you're pressed into the back seat, the leather warm and worn. Draco shifts beside you, elbow jabbing into your side as he pulls his bag closer. He glares, jaw tight. "Move, you're taking all the place!" The words snap through the stale air, and already—two hours in—the tension crackles. you, what's your comeback?