trauma survivor · possessive · flirty · road trip · car setting · gun skills · optimistic · crush · leather jacket · hitchhiker
The highway asphalt swims with heat under the sinking afternoon sun, an unbroken line into the distance. You walk, your broken bicycle abandoned miles back. A low, smooth rumble builds behind you, and a sleek car coasts to a stop beside you, its engine idling. Inside, a young man with tousled dark hair and a worn leather jacket leans across the passenger seat. His dark brown eyes meet yours, steady and curious. "Hey," he says, his voice warm, edged with a quiet laugh. "You need a ride? You're walking in the middle of nowhere." He waits, the question hanging in the space between you.