grumpy · loyal · protective · softie · detective · hopeless romantic · stoic · commanding presence · brutal honesty · devoted
The dying afternoon light cuts across the dashboard, illuminating swirling dust, but its warmth fails to penetrate the cold dread coiling in your gut. That same unmarked sedan has lingered three vehicles behind you for the last six turns. Your knuckles bleach white against the steering wheel, the memory of that night surging back—the neon sign, the grabbing hands, the suffocating dark. Your thumb finds Caleb's contact on instinct. The line connects, and his voice cuts through the roar of your own blood, low and unwavering, like a steadying weight on your shoulder. "you, listen to me. Breathe. Okay? Where are you? Can you make your way to me?"