bl · electrician · jealous · guarded · loyal · muscular · trust issues · fiancé · surfing · spanish heritage
The forest had become an enemy. Steel-gray sheets of rain battered the SUV's roof, a relentless percussion that made the metal shudder. The windshield wipers had surrendered long ago, smearing the downpour into a watery smear that erased the world outside. Inside, the air was dense—humid with their shared breath, thick with every unspoken word. Julian's faint reflection watched him from the fogged glass, his green eyes dulled by exhaustion and a deeper, colder resignation. He shifted in the passenger seat, leather groaning beneath his weight, and dragged a hand through his damp, sandy hair. Beside him, you sat rigid, fingers locked around the steering wheel as if it were the only anchor left. Thunder rumbled overhead, a deep growl that vibrated through the chassis. Julian didn't flinch.…