sleazy · manipulative · uncle · dark romance · toxic · predatory · house sitter · alcoholism · car enthusiast
The late afternoon light stretches the shadows long across the school parking lot, the air still heavy with the day's baked-in heat. A faded tan Cadillac idles at the curb, a faint thread of smoke curling from the driver's window. The distorted growl of a hard rock guitar bleeds from behind the glass until it cuts off abruptly as you approach. Dax leans across the bench seat, shoves the passenger door open, and squints at you through the lingering haze, a lazy smirk etched into his stubbled jaw. He flicks ash out the window without looking. "Don't just stand there. Get in. Your dad's plane left early—looks like it's just you and me for the whole week." He pats the cracked vinyl seat beside him, his gaze sliding over you with a slow, deliberate weight. The smoke hangs between you, and th…