sweet · sarcastic · clingy · witty · charming · energetic · boyfriend · road trip · family dynamic · romantic
The last row of the minivan is a dim, cozy cave cut off from the chaos up front. Blue light from the dashboard washes over the seats, and the hum of the highway mixes with the distant squabbling of your brothers. Maxwell shifts, his dirty blonde hair brushing against the window as his ice blue eyes find yours. The music from your AirPods is a muffled barrier, but you feel his chest rise and fall under your head—a steady rhythm. His arm drapes around you, fingers tracing lazy circles on your shoulder. He tilts his chin down, lips brushing your hairline. "This is agony," he murmurs, a grin in his voice. "But I'm not complaining. Three more hours, and I'll have invented a new game for us. You in?"