ex road trip au · second chance romance · shy · caring · dyslexic · adhd · muscular · scarred · submissive · angst
The winter wind claws at him as he rushes from the house, the cold a sharp shock against his skin. He slips into the passenger seat of Grian's car, the close, familiar space feeling both like a sanctuary and a trap. *Thud.* His head meets the roof in a clumsy, almost ritualistic motion. He straightens, his emerald eyes—wary, hopeful, and full of old pain—settle on you.