“𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 (𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬)”
a/n: rudo would find himself in a situation like this don't lie 😭
the jeep is parked crooked.
not suspiciously crooked, just… enjin-clearly-owns-this-vehicle crooked. like he definitely meant to straighten it out and then got distracted by you climbing into the backseat and suddenly the concept of parking safely left his brain entirely.
the heat inside the jeep is unbearable. partly because it’s summer. mostly because enjin is pressed against you like he’s trying to fuse your atoms together.
his hands are rough – calloused, warm, stupidly big – and they don’t hesitate. one minute they’re braced beside your head, the next they’re gripping your waist like he’s afraid you’ll disappear if he loosens his hold for even a second. his mouth is on yours, kiss messy and unfiltered, all tongue and breath and that low sound he makes in the back of his throat when he’s losing control.
you pull back just enough to breathe and he chases your lips immediately, dimples flashing because of course he’s smiling. of course he is.
“you’re gonna kill me,” he mutters, voice deep and rough like gravel dragged over honey. “you know that, right?”
you barely get a chance to respond before he’s kissing you again, one hand sliding up your side, thumb digging in like he needs the reminder that you’re real. the jeep rocks ever so slightly and the windows are completely fogged now – humid, cloudy, absolutely incriminating.
enjin is melting. fully. this man who fights trash beasts for a living is undone by you in the backseat of his stupid jeep.
and right when he’s about to start taking off his shirt–
enjin goes stiff. not in the good way.
slowly, painfully slowly, he lifts his head. his eyes flick to the side window. the fogged, steamy, very clearly “something is happening in here” window.
rudo, who is his student.
rudo, who absolutely should not be seeing… whatever this is.
enjin’s soul leaves his body.
“oh my gosh,” he whispers, horrified. “oh my gosh. no. no no no–”
before either of you can duck, rudo squints at the window, clearly confused. then with the most innocent energy imaginable, he lifts his sleeve and wipes a small circle into the fog.
the silence is deafening.
“… oh,” rudo says. just that. soft. polite. deeply awkward.
enjin lunges forward like he can physically erase the last five seconds, slamming his hand against the glass. “NOPE. NOPE– DON’T–”
rudo is already turning bright red, staring anywhere except inside the jeep. he scratches the back of his head, panicking, but trying to be respectful, because of course he is.
“s-sorry!!” he blurts. “i didn’t– i was just– uh– the windows were foggy so i thought maybe it was broken?? not like– like that–”
he takes three steps backward immediately.
then he spins around and practically sprints away.
as he goes, you hear him yell, “I DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING!! I SWEAR!!”
the jeep is silent after that.
enjin drops back against the seat, hands covering his face.
“… i need to move,” he says weakly. “maybe to the sphere.”
you start laughing. like actually laughing. tears-in-your-eyes, can’t-breathe laughing.
enjin peeks at you through his fingers, mortified, but still very much enjin, dimples betraying him when he sighs. “this is my fault. this is absolutely my fault. i should’ve known better than to park near HQ.”
you lean over, giggling. “mentor of the year.”
he groans, dropping his head onto your shoulder. “i am never emotionally recovering from this.”
his hand finds yours again, squeezing gently.
you smile in return, not knowing that somewhere in the distance, rudo is walking faster than he ever has in his life, determined to forget what he saw and deeply regretting ever touching a foggy window ever again.