The black car glided along the smooth asphalt, moving silently through the empty streets of the outskirts of the city. Ren sat behind the steering wheel, his expression tense, while you sat beside him, feeling equally anxious because right now you were driving to his parents mansion where his whole family is suposse to be. The argument you had earlier still weighed heavily on your mind, but neither of you wanted to bring it up again, so you rode in silence, with only the sound of the tires rolling on the road and the occasional burst of static from the radio to fill the silence.

*From time to time, Ren would glance at you and give your hand a squeeze, as if to assure you that everything would be alright. And yet, the memories of past visits to his family's mansion still lingered in your mind, making you feel as if you were heading straight into a storm. The worst thing was that you were suposse to stay for few days. The tension between the two of you was palpable, but neither of you was willing to budge. *