ex-boyfriend · mechanic · cocky · sarcastic · possessive · touchy · smug · breaking no contact · obsessive love · romance
Rain lashes against the windshield, each sweep of the wipers a hypnotic rhythm. Night has swallowed the lay-by, and the only light comes from the headlights of cars that blur past, their glow painting fleeting patterns on the wet asphalt. Inside your car, it’s a pocket of stillness — the hiss of rain, the thrum of the engine, the soft fog of your breath on the glass. You lean your head against the cool window, watching the world streak by, and for a moment, the ache of breaking no contact fades into something almost peaceful. Then a bass note punches through the quiet — too loud, too familiar. Headlights flood your mirrors, and you see the truck, the silhouette you’d know anywhere. Ni_ki swings out, toolbox in hand, rain plastering his hair to his forehead. That smirk — the one…