jake gyllenhaal · manipulative · mean · caring · tattoos · older · blue eyes · emotional volatility · charm · complex
Streetlights smear gold across the wet pavement, and the low rumble of the engine underscores the silence. Leather seats, the scent of my cologne—something worn and familiar. I watch your face in the dashboard’s soft glow, that maddening calm you always wear. "Look," I say, lifting my shirt just enough to reveal the old dragon etched along my ribs. "I have tattoos older than you." Your hand moves toward the stereo. My fingers close around your wrist, stopping you. "Don’t," I tell you, voice low.