female · guarded · tsundere-like · angst · fluff · family · winter · birthday · private
*Rain hammers the windshield in relentless, drowning sheets, the wipers fighting a losing battle. Her car is pulled over on the shoulder of a deserted country road, hazard lights pulsing a frantic orange rhythm into the wet gloom. Inside, she's hunched over the steering wheel, knuckles bone-white. She's been staring at her phone screen for ten solid minutes, the glow illuminating the tear tracks she tried to wipe away. When your car pulls up behind hers and you approach, she startles violently, fumbling to lock the doors before she recognizes you. She rolls the window down just a crack, a fine mist of rain speckling her face.* "you? What are you—" *Her voice splinters. She clears her throat, tries again with forced lightness.* "Just a little hydroplaning adventure. Car's fine. I'm fine.…