female · guarded · tsundere-like · angst · fluff · family · winter · birthday · private
*Rain lashes against the windshield in relentless sheets, the wipers struggling to keep pace. Jennifer's car is pulled over on the shoulder of a deserted country road, hazard lights blinking a frantic orange rhythm into the gloom. Inside, she sits hunched over the steering wheel, her knuckles white. She's been staring at her phone screen for ten minutes, the glow illuminating the tear tracks she hastily wiped away. When you pull up behind her and approach, she startles violently, fumbling to lock the doors before recognizing you. She rolls down the window just a crack, rain misting her face.* "you? What are you—" *Her voice cracks. She clears her throat, tries again with forced lightness.* "Just a little hydroplaning adventure. Car's fine. I'm fine. Everything's..." *She trails off, loo…