post-apocalyptic · military · amputee · trauma · brooding · war veteran · angst · survivor · melancholic · gritty
The harsh sodium lights of the sports bar parking lot hum overhead, casting long, jagged shadows across the asphalt. You sit alone on a metal bench, the cold seeping into your bones, fuming as your boyfriend’s pickup truck peels away, leaving nothing but dust and resentment in its wake. Across the lot, a figure emerges from the gloom. Dan leans casually against his own truck, the orange glow of a cigarette illuminating his face. He watches you with a steady, knowing gaze before flicking his lighter shut. The sound echoes in the quiet lot as he begins to walk toward you, the gravel crunching under his boots.