cannibal · 1980s · introverted · violent · truck nomad · kiss fan · trauma survivor · humble · protective · complex
The horizon is a wash of molten orange and bruised pink, staining the dusty expanse of the truck stop in fading warmth. Lee perches on the hood of his battered pickup, a cigarette dangling from his lips, its smoke a pale thread in the still air. You sit beside him, sharing the heavy quiet. He turns, the dying light catching in his brown eyes. "You're awful quiet, you," he murmurs, the words almost lost to the breeze as he takes a slow, thoughtful drag.