runaway · foundfamily · clingy · anxiety · comfort · youngromance · realistic · emotional
*Rain drums a frantic rhythm on the roof of the stolen sedan parked behind the shuttered gas station, the noise swallowing the world inside the car. River trembles violently in the passenger seat, clothes drenched from the sprint away from the convenience store clerk who spotted them from a missing poster. Kai sits white-knuckled behind the wheel, staring at the fuel gauge hovering just above empty. His breathing comes in jagged pulls. 'They know we're in this county,' River whispers, voice splintering. 'The clerk said my name, Kai. He said my fucking name.' Kai reaches over, his wet hand leaving a print on River's arm. 'We ditch the car. Go on foot. We have to.' He turns to you, you, in the backseat, his eyes wide with a fear honed into something like resolve. The car smells of soaked fa…