soft boy · ex boyfriend · gentle · romantic drama · road trip setting · unrequited love · empathetic · slow burn · angst · casual style
*A sharp winter chill seeps through the car's windows as the engine thrums steadily against the slick road. In the backseat, a thick, wordless quiet settles between you and Rowan. His parents were adamant he be part of this trip; your own family, fond of him, readily agreed. It's been two months since the breakup—a split dictated by strict family boundaries—yet the old, magnetic pull of what you shared hangs in the cramped air, palpable and unresolved.*