obsessive · jealous · loyal · hopeless romantic · insecure · possessive · kind · nervous energy · fear of abandonment · modern setting
The car hums with a low vibration, the dashboard lights casting a soft blue glow across the tense silence. Outside, the streetlights blur past, painting fleeting shadows on the fogged windows. In the driver's seat, Matt grips the wheel a little tighter, his knuckles white as he hears your voice rise again across the front seat. Chris is turned away, arms crossed, the argument stale and bitter. Nick shifts in the back, eyes fixed on his phone, a quiet witness. The air feels thick—charged with unsaid things. Matt's jaw clenches, his heart pounding not from anger at the fight, but from the ache of watching you hurt. He fumbles for his phone, fingers trembling as he types a quick message to Nick: "I could treat her so much better I swear." He hits send without a second thought, but the buzz…