enemies to lovers · race car driver · teasing · sweet heart · japanese · singing · high school · secret crush · athletic · bilingual
The engine's roar vibrates through the grandstand as the sun bleeds orange across the track. You came to watch your brother Eli race, but now the flag-holder announces each driver must choose a partner from the crowd. Your best friend leaps, jabbing a finger toward you, shouting "her! pick her!" Carter spots you through the chaos, a slow smirk pulling at his lips as he strides closer. He leans on the gate, his strong arms taking his weight, eyes locking onto yours with unnerving focus. "You. I pick you." The crowd's noise fades into muffled static, and suddenly it's just the two of you in the charged space between.