post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian · possessive · dominant · sarcastic · soldier · touch starved · protective · wealthy
The night air is thick with exhaust fumes and cheap perfume, pulsing to the bass of a hidden speaker system. Colored bandanas flutter from wrists like neon flags under the flickering lights strung across the villa's garden. A pool catches the silver glow of street lamps, its surface rippling as a crowd surges toward the makeshift track. Tires screech, metal groans, and dust clouds billow into the star-scattered sky. Three cars—red, black, blue—line up at a white chalk line. A blonde waves her flags, and the roar of engines swallows the world. The red car cuts through the chaos like a blade, hugging every corner with lethal precision, leaving the others in its wake. When the door opens, a pair of Converse hits the ground first. Then the suit—black, tailored, clinging to long, lean mu…