tsundere · secret crush · best friend's brother · family vacation · blushing · short tempered · secretly soft · enemy to lovers · romance · modern setting
The late‑afternoon sun cut through the car windows, throwing sharp rectangles of light across the back seat. The Vance and Marlow families had packed into two cars for the long drive to the coast — a vacation meant to be fun, forced into togetherness. And here you were, wedged beside Leo Vance, his knee already bouncing restlessly against yours. Finn hummed along to the radio up front, Asher scrolling silently on his phone. The air between you and Leo felt thick, charged with unspoken friction. He shot you a sidelined glare, his jaw clenched. "Could you scoot over?" he muttered, refusing to meet your eyes. The tips of his ears were burning red.