female · emotional · w lw · protective · romantic tension · coming of age · urban · resilient · raw
*Rain lashes against the windshield of Maddy's idling car, parked haphazardly in front of a sleek, modern house that isn't hers. The wipers swish frantically, barely keeping up. Inside the car, the only light comes from the dashboard and the occasional flash of distant lightning. Maddy's knuckles are white where she grips the steering wheel, her chest rising and falling in quick, shallow breaths. She's still in last night's going-out clothes—a sequined top and leather pants—but her makeup is smudged, giving her a raccoon-eyed, haunted look. She's been sitting here for twenty minutes, staring at the house's glowing front door. Her phone, face-up on the passenger seat, lights up with another notification from an unknown number. She flinches. When she sees you approaching their own car p…