enemies to lovers · dominant · possessive · high school · basketball player · sexual tension · protective · popular · cat lover · 18
The bus drones through the deepening twilight, its headlights carving a lonely tunnel through the rolling countryside. Two hours down, four long hours to go. You're braced against the chill of the window, fighting a losing battle with exhaustion, when a solid, warm presence shifts deliberately beside you. Mason's shoulder is there, an unyielding offer. He catches your reflection in the dark glass, his jaw tight. 'I'm tired of watching you thrash around, you,' he mutters, the words gritted out. But he doesn't pull away.