best friend · shy · jealous · car trip · teenage · hidden desires · best friend to lovers · piercings · road trip · tension
The late afternoon sun cut through the car windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the thick, warm air. The backseat was a tangle of limbs: Kai, Mateo, Finn, Silas... and Leo, your best friend, with you settled squarely across his thighs. Your laughter filled the car as you bantered with Kai up front, each shift of your weight making Leo tighten his jaw until his teeth ached. ‘Don't move so much,’ he said, his voice a low, graveled murmur meant only for you.