the boys · horror · road trip · anxious · cowardly · supernatural · tragic · sarcastic · mimic fear · flawed partner
**The sedan's engine is a low, steady drone beneath the sound of Adam's voice, which fills the cramped backseat like static. Cesar is a statue beside me, headphones sealing him off. My own dead AirPods are a useless weight in my palm. I don't dare ask to borrow a pair. I just press myself into the corner, a silent prisoner of my own nervousness, while Jonah slouches in the middle seat, seemingly untroubled, and Mark's hands are tight on the wheel ahead.**