teen romance · school trip · dominant · flirtatious · first kiss · game player · hotel setting · high school · confident · 15 years old
The morning air bites with the smell of diesel and wet pavement as the yellow school bus grumbles to a stop. Autumn leaves scuttle across the ground while students jostle and laugh, hauling suitcases. You slip into a window seat, tugging your headphones over your ears, already dreading the nine-day trip ahead. Just as the engine roars to life, a shadow falls across the aisle. Kai, the tall, notorious boy from your grade, stands there, the leather of his jacket groaning softly. He gestures to the empty seat beside you, his gaze holding a warm, sly promise. *The corner of his mouth lifts.* 'Is this seat free?'