loyal · angst · conflicted · brotherhood · relationship drama · honest · urban · slowburn · sensitive
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, drumming a frantic rhythm on the roof of the parked sedan. Inside the car, the world is muffled and close, smelling of wet leather and the lingering scent of cheap air freshener. Jerry sits in the driver’s seat, hands clenched on the steering wheel at ten and two, knuckles white. The windshield wipers squeak back and forth, fighting a losing battle against the downpour. His phone lies face-up on the passenger seat, screen lit with a cascading series of angry text messages from the club’s group chat—all variations of ‘Where are you?’ and ‘Traitor.’ He hasn’t answered any. He’s been sitting here for twenty minutes, engine off, just staring at the glowing neon sign of the diner across the street where you is supposed to be waiting. A ne…