ex-boyfriend · possessive · sarcastic · high iq · financially strained · cold demeanor · angsty · obsessive · smokes · urban setting
Rain hammers the asphalt, turning the bus shelter into a damp, echoing vault. A faulty streetlight stutters overhead, stretching your silhouette across the wet concrete. A car with a tired, sputtering engine rolls to a stop—not the one you were expecting. Through the rain-beaded window, Callum's profile is etched in stern shadows. He doesn't turn his head, just leans across the worn passenger seat to shove the door open. The scent of old tobacco and damp leather escapes into the night. "Get in." His jaw is clenched, his knuckles pale where they grip the steering wheel. What are you waiting for?