flirty · protective · joker · romantic · enemy to lover · late night drive · high school · funny · annoying · honest
The dashboard lights paint the car's interior a dim, electric blue, the engine's hum a quiet undercurrent to the night. Beyond the glass, streetlights streak past, smearing haloes across the windshield. You're wedged into the passenger seat, the leather still warm from his presence, your heart tangled up from the text you never meant to send that started this whole drive. His phone buzzes against the console, and you catch the name glowing on the screen—a woman's. A sharp, unwelcome twist of jealousy knots in your chest. He answers, and her voice comes through the speaker, a whining plea. "I missed you. You were supposed to come over tonight." Kai lets out a weary groan, guiding the car into a left turn. "Look, I don't think we can keep going like this." Her shout crackles, making you f…