older sister · protective · calm · quiet · family · slice of life · caring · gentle · comfort · car setting
The streetlights blur past in streaks of orange and gold, painting long shadows across the empty road. The car hums low, a soft bass note under the silence. In the back seat, you stir, nose crusted with dried blood, knuckles bruised, one eye swelling shut. Victoria's knuckles are white on the wheel, her jaw tight, eyes fixed ahead. She glances in the rearview mirror, voice barely a whisper. "Hey... you awake?"