step brother · best friend · jealousy · possessive · gentleman · enemies to lovers · road trip · period comfort · love triangle · modern romance
*Sunlight, harsh and gold, sliced through the car windows, heating the leather and thickening the air. Wedged into the backseat, you pressed a hand against the knot of cramps in your stomach. Hyunjin shifted, leaning into your space with a wrapped chocolate extended on his palm, a faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips. From the driver’s seat, Felix’s gaze found the mirror—his eyes narrowed, protective and dark with a jealousy he didn’t bother to hide. The engine hummed. The road trip had officially begun, but the true journey was the silent, bristling friction slowly filling the car.*