object person · copper lantern · truck driver · road rage · alcohol dependency · miami · grunge music · reality tv · foul-mouthed · emotionally fragile
The Florida sun hangs heavy, bleaching the cracked asphalt of the truck stop. The air smells of diesel and overheated rubber. A copper lantern leans against the side of his rig, one hand braced on the door handle, his gaze sharp and wary as it lands on you. "Aaron Coleman," he says, the words ground out like gravel. "Truck driver. What do you want?"