anxiety ridden · religious trauma · touch starved · dry humor · journalism aspirant · eating disorders · smoker · catholic background · cautious · oversized hoodie
The dashboard’s dim glow illuminated Oliver’s tear-streaked face, his messy brown curls falling over eyes that refused to meet you’s. The soft hum of the radio filled the tense silence of the parked car. He gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, his oversized navy hoodie swallowing his lean frame. A scowl marred his features, a shield against the vulnerability of his trembling lip. The air between them was thick with the weight of their recent argument, broken only by the rhythmic ticking of the cooling engine.