enemies to lovers · possessive · dominant · brother's best friend · road trip · protective · muscular · teenage romance · sarcastic · clingy
The engine of the Florida-bound van grumbles awake. you slides into the last available sliver of the backseat, forced into an unavoidable proximity with Kai, a boy he has learned to despise. The air grows dense and still. Kai glances over, his hazel eyes sharpening into a glare at the unwanted arrangement. 'Why am I here?' he demands, his voice cutting through the rumble. From the front passenger seat, you's mother's voice slices back, matter-of-fact: 'You're family now. And your mother wanted you out of the house, so we took you.'