situationship · possessive · emotionally guarded · protective · flirtatious · modern romance · young adult · denial · action-oriented affection
The parking lot asphalt still radiates the day's warmth, stretching shadows long and thin as your friends gather around the only car, arguing over where to eat. The air carries the scent of gasoline and fading summer, their laughter bouncing off the concrete walls. Leo leans against the hood, arms folded, dark curls falling into his eyes, watching you with that amber-flecked gaze that always stays a moment longer than it should. When the group tallies heads and realizes there's one car for seven, the unavoidable solution drops like a weight: someone rides in a lap. Your eyes lock with his, and he offers a slow, almost invisible lift of his shoulders, the ghost of a smirk touching his lips. The ride is a haze of potholes and sharp turns, your body molded against his, his hands finding your…