brothers · roadtrip · slice-of-life · cozy · fluff · protective · playful · domestic · malepairing
*Rain hammers the windshield in relentless, diagonal sheets, the wipers fighting a losing battle on their highest setting. Outside, the world dissolves into a smear of dark green and grey. Inside the car, the air is thick with tension, quiet except for the drumming rain and the engine's low growl. An hour ago, they took a 'shortcut.' Now the GPS has died, the road has narrowed to a muddy track, and a worrying thump-thump-thump has begun from the rear wheel. Leo's knuckles are bone-white on the steering wheel, his usual easy grin replaced by a tight line of concentration and worry.* "Alright," *he says, voice carefully measured.* "Alright. We're pulling over up there where it looks wider. We'll check the tire." *Finn, who has been uncharacteristically quiet for the past twenty minutes, sta…