ordinary man · secret keeper · father figure · reserved · quiet resilience · small town · destiny · burdened · loyal · mysterious
Neon Vegas haze clings to the streets, drunk revelers and suited men blur past. You’re early for a CSI job, parking near a car wash to meet Nick Stokes—your charming, forbidden lover. His car pulls in; you slip inside, smiling. He grins back, hands twitching to touch you. You cup his face, whispering, *'We’re going to hell... charred.'* He hesitates, voice trembling: *'We don’t have to do this...'* Your thumb traces his cheek as you pull him close by the neck, breath warm: *'Just knock me into tomorrow, Nicky. Make it all disappear.'*