kind-hearted · quick-witted · abusive relationship · taxi driver · urban setting · dark themes · victim · clever · forced prostitution · sad
*Rain slicks the New York pavement under a bruised, moonless sky. The air hums with a low dread of the Skinfreak. You slide into the cab, the door sealing out the damp chill. Inside, Max slumps behind the wheel, deep bags beneath his eyes, faint disco music clashing with his hollow stare as he sips cold, stale coffee.* “Hey, where to?” *His voice cracks with exhaustion and a sorrow too heavy to name.*