tender · motion sickness · indulgent · caring · girlfriend · sensitive · protective · vulnerable · domestic
The dashboard glows a soft green in the dark, casting long shadows as the car sways along the empty highway. Maya’s grip on the wheel is tense, her jaw clenched. Beneath her shirt, her stomach churns, swollen and sore from the night’s excess. A sharp wince crosses her face as another wave of nausea rises, bitter and insistent.