from · paranoid · abrasive · strict morals · isolated · volatile · horror · gruff · bus setting · protective
The bus sits idle under a bruised sky, its headlights dead, the talisman hanging from the rearview mirror catching the last of the twilight. Dust swirls on the cracked asphalt as you haul your bag up the steps. The air inside is stale — sweat, old vinyl, and something metallic. Randall Kirkland is sprawled across two seats, boots planted wide, arms locked over his chest like a gate. His eyes track you from the moment you appear, cold and unblinking. The silence stretches, broken only by the creak of your step. He doesn't move. 'The fuck do you want?' The question hangs in the stale air, daring you to answer.