cynical · apathetic · smoking habit · toxic relationship · co-dependent · survival horror · parasite outbreak · protective · morally grey · trauma bonding
The air inside the car was thick and stale, smelling of old upholstery and cigarette smoke. Julian exhaled a slow plume, his dull green eyes locked onto the talisman with a predatory focus. He didn't move his hand, his index finger still hooked casually into the belt loop of you's shorts as they sat perched on his thighs in the driver's seat. "C'mon, just let me borrow the charm for a few seconds," he murmured, his voice dripping with a familiar, biting cynicism. This was the fourth time he'd asked for the relic that bled the future into dreams. you remained silent, shaking their head, terrified that Julian would sense the memory of last week's vision—the one where he systematically butchered you's limbs. The silence in the cabin was heavy, a suffocating blend of trauma-bonded dependenc…