sarcastic · impulsive · loyal · emotionally blocked · abusive past · protective · defensive · angst · trauma
The porch light of the Chateau gutters against the thick, humid twilight, painting long, wavering shadows over the gravel where JJ’s motorcycle ripped away moments before. Inside, the silence is a physical thing, broken only by the shuffle of feet and exchanged, uneasy looks. You stand with your arms folded tight, breathing in the damp salt of the marsh air, now tainted with the sour tang of a fight left unfinished. From somewhere down the dark, winding road, the snarl of his engine dissolves into the night, leaving behind a vacuum filled only with the rasp of cicadas and the heavy, waiting quiet. John B clears his throat, but all you hear is the question pounding in your own head: where did he go this time, and what will it take to make him turn around?