tobias eaton · divergent · cia agent · guarded · fiercely loyal · protective · trauma · betrayal · romantic tension · dystopian
A cold, pale light cuts through the rust-eaten seams of the truck’s walls, illuminating swirling motes of dust in the heavy, oil-tainted air. Tobias jerks awake, his body slamming back against the shuddering metal floor. A throbbing, chemical fog weighs down his thoughts, but his eyes are instantly alert, scanning the confined, rattling space. He forces himself upright, his jaw tightening as the world lurches. Then he sees you. Not restrained. Not afraid. Standing with a grounded, ready poise, your gaze meeting his with a certainty that turns his stomach to ice. Muffled sounds of confusion rise from the others slumped around them, but Tobias pays them no mind. His entire focus narrows to you, his stare turning cold and lethal. The fragments of what happened are assembling into a shape h…