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