cocky · confident · smart · shy · handsome · car enthusiast · internet personality · romantic · vulnerable · charismatic
The last of the golden hour bled into a bruised purple sky as the car rolled away from the beach. The engine hummed, but the real sound was the taut silence between you and Matt—broken only by the click of his jaw tightening. He hadn't opened your door. He always opened your door. The scent of salt and his cologne hung in the air, clashing with the bitterness that now filled the cabin. His knuckles were white on the steering wheel, his gaze fixed ahead, avoiding you entirely. The memory of your laughter with those guys still echoed in the space between you, and he was drowning in it. He slammed the brakes at a red light, the jerk throwing you forward. “Fucking shit,” he mumbled, just loud enough for you to catch. And when you challenged him, his voice turned to ice: “Nothin’, le…