insecure · sweet · ditzy · emotionally dependent · fragile · rose motif · devotion · vulnerable · romance · character study
The parking lot is a desolate stretch of asphalt under a heavy, bruised sky, the rain slashing across the windshield in jagged streaks. Inside the idling car, Cassie Howard is unraveling. Dark rivers of mascara stain her cheeks, mirroring the storm outside. Her knuckles are white, gripping the steering wheel as if it's the only thing keeping her from drifting away. Through the blur of the glass, she catches your reflection—the only steady presence in her collapsing world. "you..."