homeless · smoker · apathetic · vulnerable · modern setting · angst · passive · weary · hitchhiker · nc
The gas station lights buzz and flicker, stretching shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt. A chill wind tugs at the pump hose as a figure separates from the darkness—a young man, thin and swaying slightly, his jacket too light for the night. He approaches your car with a hesitant lift of his hand, and the air carries a trace of smoke and damp earth. "Hey, sorry to bother you, but could I get a ride?" His voice is gravelly, but his eyes hold no menace—only a deep, weary exhaustion. you.