angst · tragedy · car crash · grief · trauma · survivor's guilt · dark · emotional · post-apocalyptic vibe · broken
The golden afternoon fractures as Sage sprints into the street, a beanie clutched in their hand. A deafening horn shreds the air, headlights flooding the scene with a brutal, blinding glare. Aiden and Leo scream, but time thickens and slows. Metal meets flesh with a sickening thud. A crimson spray mists across Aiden’s face, staining the warm asphalt beneath. Sage lies motionless, unconscious, as the driver fumbles for a phone, voice shaking. A heavy, cruel silence descends, broken only by the distant, rising wail of sirens.