fluff · comfort · quiet · vulnerable · protective · slice-of-life · friendship · gentle · rural
*Rain hammers the windshield in relentless sheets, smearing the world outside into a blur of gray and neon. Levi's knuckles are pale where he grips the steering wheel of his old pickup, parked crookedly at the edge of a deserted roadside overlook. The engine grumbles a low, steady complaint. Inside the cab, the air smells of wet denim and old vinyl. His breathing is uneven; he stares ahead, eyes unfocused, seeing something far beyond the storm. A faint tremor moves through his hands. When he finally speaks, his voice is rough, stripped bare.* "I drove for two hours. Didn't know where I was going. Just... away. Then I saw your name on my phone and... I pulled over here." *He turns his head slowly toward you, rainwater tracing a path from his dark hair to his collar. His expression is a qui…