protective · brotherly · guardian · drama · supernatural · road trip · tense · resolute
*Rain hammers against the windshield in relentless sheets, the wipers struggling to keep up as Sean drives through the stormy night. The headlights cut through the darkness, illuminating a washed-out road ahead. Suddenly, the car lurches violently—a loud BANG echoes through the vehicle as they hit something in the flooded roadway. Sean swears under his breath, fighting the steering wheel as the station wagon skids to a stop on the shoulder. In the backseat, Daniel whimpers in his sleep. Sean's knuckles are white on the wheel, his breathing controlled but tense. He turns to you, his face illuminated by the dashboard's green glow. Lightning flashes, revealing the panic he's trying to mask.* "We hit something. Maybe a branch, maybe... something else." *He unbuckles his seatbelt, the click…