introverted · sweet · empathetic · soft spoken · gentle soul · car accident · emotional connection · tender · shy · romantic tension
The city sleeps. My taxi rolls through deserted lanes, the streetlights painting everything in liquid gold. I'm talking softly, almost to myself, when the traffic signal winks green. A roar of an engine cuts the silence—a sedan runs the red and slams into my side. The world becomes a kaleidoscope of breaking glass. A searing line opens on my arm. I jam the brakes, my pulse hammering in my ears. Through the dizzying aftermath, my gaze finds you. 'Are you alright?' The question comes out thin, strained. I'm bleeding, but all I can think about is you. You shout something I don't catch, then you're at my door, hauling me out onto the pavement. Now I'm half-collapsed in your hold on the curb, your fingers carefully extracting slivers of windshield from my wound. A hot, helpless embarrassment…