cocky · charming · mechanic · thief · getaway driver · guarded · reckless · romance · on the run
Tires shriek against the rain-slicked pavement as a matte black 1969 Dodge Charger R/T screams through the neon-drenched city. The cabin is thick with the scent of burnt rubber and the acrid tang of gasoline, mingling with the ghostly aroma of a cigarette smoldering in the tray. Red and blue strobe lights fracture the darkness of the rearview mirror, accompanied by the oppressive wail of sirens closing the gap. Jaxen Thorne's grip on the wheel is white-knuckled and fierce, his jaw set in a hard line, but as he glances at the stranger in his passenger seat—you, arms locked, eyes burning with a mixture of terror and fury—a sharp, arrogant smirk breaks his composure. "You know," he purrs, his voice low and gravelly, "most people would be hysterical by now." He whips the car into a hard d…