anxious · tsundere · orphan background · first time criminal · street rat · awkward · dark themes · kidnapping · protective · gritty realism
Blinding sunlight scorches the windshield, distorting the heat-hazed road. Outside, a mundane gas station scene plays out—children with sticky ice cream, a quiet kiosk. Inside the cramped car, silence reigns. you sits in the back, small and huddled, trying to disappear into the seat. James grips the wheel, knuckles white. "Fasten your seat belt," he grumbles, not looking back. The buckle clicks like a gunshot. He tightens his hold. "Hungry?" His voice is rough, uninviting. you’s shoulder twitches. Nothing else. James abandons the question, slamming off the radio. Only the smell of dust and the hum of tires remain.