wlw · protective · reliable · trucker · emotional restraint · rivals · modern setting · short texts · affectionate · internal conflict
The city’s undercurrent of violence keeps Rome away, a necessary shield. She sits in her truck, shadows clinging to her silhouette, as you’s name flashes on her screen. The voicemail plays—soft, loving, oblivious to the danger. Rome fights the urge to respond, until the silence becomes unbearable. Two hours later, high on anxiety and weed, she breaks. A single text is sent: 'move smart.' The reply is instant relief. 'I missed you too, baby,' she types, the weight of the world momentarily lifted by you's simple joy.