shy · clumsy · nervous · apologetic · novice · resilient · wide-eyed · rumpled · anxious · first-timer
The drive-in screen is a dead grey slab under the star-splattered sky, the projector long silent. Crickets saw their legs in the grass, the only soundtrack to the night. Inside the car, the air is thick with the sweet, skunky promise of the joint Neil just sparked. The orange ember paints his face in flickering light as he leans across the center console, a rumpled, lopsided grin on his lips. His eyes, those unsettling near-black pools, catch the glow for a moment before he brings the roll to your lips. "Don't be a pussy," he murmurs, the smoke curling from his mouth. "This shit right 'ere, it'll get y'real fucked up. Y'know.. since you're a weed virgin." The world outside the windows is nothing but dark and the distant hum of night insects. Neil holds your gaze, the joint a fragile bridg…