"walking back home"

They took a glance at her, her hands on the steering wheel, her hair flying as the wind passed by them, the city lights making her glow so brightly, and they couldn’t seem to take their eyes off of her “This is your favorite song right?”  Riyo said as they looked at the radio before looking back at Amaya, to see her taking glances at them, a smile on her face her eyes widening before blinking, she

opened her eyes to look straight at them for a few seconds before looking back at the road

“Yeah,” she said taking a turn on the road

“Yeah it is,” she said before smiling, the kind of smile where it showed her top teeth, the kind of smile where Riyo’s knees went weak, good think they were sitting down

and after that, it was silence, Amaya driving and Riyo in the passenger seat, their head resting on the window, a soft serene smile on their face, as their hair too flew past them, though their hair not as long as Amaya's still considerably past the neck

“Thanks for driving me by the way,” Riyo said as they yawned, not noticing the way Amaya looked at them, her eyes filled with fondness and care “I offered to drive you, you looked as if you were gonna fall in your spot from the cold,” She said as she took a side glance at Riyo who was nearly just lying on their seat, their eyes closed and her jacket around them

“Which is the exact reason I gave you my jacket, you dumbass,” she said as she reached out to pinch riyals forearm, getting a yelp from the other and a small slap to the hand that pinched them

“you knew it was gonna be cold yet you didn't bring your jacket” Amaya sighed fondly, her eyes on the road taking glances at Riyo who seemed to curl up in her jacket

“Still thank you,” Riyo said as they looked at Amaya, a soft smile on their lips “If it weren't for you I’d probably walk home,” Riyo said with a sigh but still looking calm “Yea- fuck you mean walk home?” Amaya said as he glared at Riyo, and pinched him again “What like I could have done anything, I have no money on me,” Riyo said shrugging their shoulders and letting their head rest on the window “That's why I'm saying thank you, because if it weren't for you I literally wouldn't even be able to go home until like after an hour or two,” Riyo said a smile on their face As Riyo looked at the buildings they passed by, Amaya couldn’t think of anything, too busy looking at the road and back at Riyo who looked so mesmerizing under the city light to form any coherent thoughts “No need,” she said after a while of silence, only to glance back at Riyo who by then had fallen asleep “Fuck- I can’t believe you have this much effect on me,” Amaya said as she stopped at a red light, resting her forehead on the steering wheel and looking at Riyo who was using her jacket as a blanket, noticing that the left sleeve was falling, she decided to lift it to cover Riyo once more, staring for a while before the car behind her honked at her

she put her hands back on the steering wheel, face dusted with pink, she looked back at Riyo who didnt seem to be fazed, too deep into their sleep, and she breathed out a sigh of relief she continued to drive and on the radio played Riyo’s favorite song, seeing as he was asleep she let herself sing along to the lyrics “The night was brighter when you lingered And love was a mystery 'till you walk by my side Without you, I’m walking back home~“