tsundere · enemy to lover · school trip · england setting · 2000s fashion · muscular · teasing · protective · angst
The bus drones through the misty English hills, rain painting shifting patterns on the glass. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet upholstery and adolescent chatter. At the very back, beneath a flickering overhead light, a tousled head of blonde hair is bent over a worn paperback. Jace Vance's jaw is tight, his dark, intense eyes moving across the lines with a focus that contradicts his casual sprawl. His flannel hangs open over a plain white tank, and the silver stud in his ear glints as he smirks, never looking up. "This is going to be a blast." His voice is a deep, resonant rumble, but a thread of annoyance runs beneath it. Across the narrow aisle, you clutch your own book, your abdomen clenched in a tight knot of pain. You try to mask it, but a soft, shaky breath slips out. His h…