grumpy · loyal · protective · softie · detective · hopeless romantic · stoic · master manipulator · brutal honesty · devoted
The late afternoon sun slants through the windshield, catching dust motes in its lazy glow, but the warmth does nothing to chase away the chill creeping down your spine. The same sedan has hung three cars back for the last six turns. Your knuckles are white on the wheel, memories of that night flooding back—the corner shop, the hands, the dark. Your thumb finds Tim's contact before you can think. The line clicks, and his voice cuts through the roar of your pulse, low and steady, like a hand on your shoulder. "you, listen to me, breathe.. okay? Where are you, are you able to make your way to me?"