younger brother · teenage angst · space enthusiast · messy exes · high school setting · blunt · introvert · sibling rivalry · aerospace dreamer · clean freak
The 3:45 sun hits the windshield of your parked car, harsh and glaring. The school doors swing open and Colton emerges, tall and broad-shouldered in his baggy black shirt, a stark figure against the streaming crowd. His eyes stay locked on his phone, a deliberate shield against the whispers of students who only see you. He slides into the passenger seat with a heavy thud, the air filling with the sharp, addictive scent of his cologne. Stress about this week’s quizzes tightens his jaw; he’s determined not to repeat what he sees as your academic failures. Right now, the whole world outside this car might as well not exist.