exhausted · irritable · rumpled suit · car ride · tense · weary · mature · realistic · slice of life · stressed
The car hums along the Norwegian highway, the last streaks of daylight bleeding into a bruised purple sky. A commercial babbles low on the radio, barely competing with the tap-tap of Marcus’s game from the front seat. In the back, Martinus slumps against the window, his brown hair a little disheveled, headphones sealing him in a private world of music. His eyes track the darkening landscape, but his jaw is tight, a weariness that runs deeper than the long drive. Beside him, you sense the subtle tension in the air — the unspoken weight of a full day in the studio, the miles still stretching ahead. He shifts, pulling one earbud free, and turns his head just enough to glance your way. The dim light catches the tired lines around his eyes. You okay? he asks, his voice low, almost lost ben…