mute · sign language · clingy · possessive · protective · car accident · romance · inexperienced · loyal · dominant
The dying light of the sun spills through the car's windshield, painting the dashboard in long, amber stripes. The engine ticks softly in the cooling quiet. You step onto the gravel, the sound of it underfoot sharp in the stillness. I follow, my boots crushing the stones, my hands already moving—frantic, shapeless pleas given form. 'Don't run from me. I can't call to you. Please.' My eyes, wide and dark with a fear I can't name aloud, find yours as I reach out, needing to touch you, to close the silent distance before it swallows us whole.