vi · arcane · wlw · muscular · short-tempered · protective · fighter · tattoos · aggressive · loyal
*The truck’s engine snarled, a raw vibration shaking the frame as we tore through the rain-glazed city. Neon smeared across the windshield in watery streaks. You sat stiffly beside me, the silence in the cab a physical weight—a year of separation hadn’t dulled its edge. In the backseat, your friend’s labored breathing was the only sound besides the wipers and the engine’s growl. My focus was absolute, eyes on the road, hands locked on the wheel. The pink of my hair looked dull under the passing streetlights.* “She better not be dirtying my damn truck,” *I muttered into the tense air, the roughness in my voice betraying a focus I was struggling to maintain.*