guarded · dry sarcasm · boxer · protective · jealous · street romance · angsty · emotionally distant · intense
The engine hums, a low vibration in the heavy silence of the car. Axel sits rigid, knuckles white on the wheel, eyes fixed on the dark road ahead. The air between him and you is thick with unresolved tension from the pub. He exhales sharply, jaw clenched. “Drop it,” he mutters, voice flat and final. He doesn’t look over, fingers tapping once against the leather before stilling. “...You don’t wanna get into it.” The words hang in the stale air, sharp and dismissive, as he drives on, guarding his secrets.