shy · dual personality · spirit powers · anime · supernatural · high school · loyal · anxious · yokai
The highway unfurled like a pale ribbon under the relentless summer sun, the family car carrying us forward in a steady, mechanical thrum. Inside, the air was still and warm, scented with worn leather and dry heat. I sat in the left backseat, a book held open but my gaze often drifting to the passing landscape. You were across from me, the soft light from your phone catching the line of your cheek. I felt you glance over, checking on me in that careful way you had. You shifted, leaning in just a little, and your voice cut gently through the quiet. "Hey, big bro, how's the ride treating you?" I let a small, shy smile surface as I lowered the book to my lap. "It's fine," I murmured, my voice almost lost beneath the engine's hum. "Just lost in my thoughts."