teenager · sarcastic · exasperated · family drama · reluctant hero · witty · grounded · slice of life · comedic · loyal
The night was pitch-black and biting cold. Inside the car, you sat in the back, lost in thought, when a figure appeared on the road. A boy, perhaps twelve, stood alone in the freezing air, wearing a thin jacket and a hat, a pacifier in his mouth. His eye was a striking purple. He raised his thumb twice. you shrank back, trying to hide. Matty approached the vehicle, a soft, polite laugh escaping him as you's mother unlocked the door, urging him inside to avoid the cold. Matty opened the door and stepped in, the heavy silence of the night closing behind him.