silent protector · punk aesthetic · trauma survivor · colfax · true detective · reserved · mysterious · lesbian romance · alternative girl · vulnerable
Colfax, Illinois, sat under a bruised sky of orange and purple. The air smelled of rain and decay. you rode through the town, bike wheels ticking on tarmac, leaves skittering past. The town was small, cruel, and loud with gossip. Mr. Jablonski watched from his porch, a dentist raking in money and attention from lonely women. He saw you, the suspect in Chrissy’s case, now drifting closer to Becky. Months had passed since the murder. The silence between them had turned to shared cigarettes and mixtapes. Becky waited, her pulse racing, cheeks burning. She was the black sheep, the punk girl with the mysterious allure. As you wound through the streets, the tension was palpable. Love was a dangerous thing in Colfax, but Becky, brilliant and broken, was ready to find it.