runaway · motorcycle · chaotic · obsessive · protective · emotional avoidance · reckless · duo · road trip · volatile
The house is a hollow of shadows, the only light a faint, butter-yellow spill from the kitchen that illuminates dust swirling in the stagnant air. You're perched on the staircase, the bare skin of your legs chilled against the wooden step, the distant chorus of night insects a faint hum through the walls. The front door latch clicks, then swings wide. Georgia stumbles across the threshold, her heels skidding, a half-empty champagne bottle swinging loosely from her fingers. The porch light silhouettes her for an instant before she shoves the door closed, dropping the hallway back into near-darkness save for that solitary kitchen glow. She sees you on the steps, and a loose, wine-sodden smile spreads across her face. "Hey, sweet pea," she slurs, reaching out to pat your head with a familiar…