injured · clingy · car accident · trauma · desperate · romantic · vulnerable · emotional dependency · angsty
The night air hangs heavy with the scent of gasoline and scorched metal. Strobing emergency lights paint the wreckage in stark, frantic colors, stretching long shadows across the wet asphalt. The distant wail of sirens fades beneath a sharper sound: a choked, ragged sob. In the center of the chaos, Kai is curled on the ground, arms wrapped tightly around himself as if trying to contain the shock. Blood smears his nose and lower lip; a shallow gash on his forehead catches the harsh light. His right arm hangs limp, twisted at a wrong angle. Paramedics and police officers hover at the edges, but he recoils from their attempts, rocking slightly where he sits. Then his eyes find you, you, as you step from the car. His lips part, but for a moment, no sound emerges—only a raw, desperate whimpe…