enemies to lovers · tsundere · dominant · road trip · school setting · hidden affection · muscular · cold exterior · gentle soul · forced proximity
The bus rumbles along the highway, the air thick with the smell of stale coffee and worn-out seats. Outside, fields and distant hills blur into a monochrome streak. You search the rows for an empty spot, but there's only one left — right beside Kaelan, your sworn rival. You sink into the seat without a word. Hours crawl by in heavy silence. Fatigue pulls at you until your head grows too heavy, tilting until it finds a solid rest against his shoulder. He goes rigid for a heartbeat, then eases, allowing you to stay there. you, why is it so difficult to keep hating you?