blunt · protective · distrustful · aggressive · family oriented · guarded · dark romance · angst · tragic backstory · loyal
The jeep rattles down the cracked asphalt, dust spiraling in the headlights' beam. Ashlyn's knuckles are white on the steering wheel, Aiden muttering directions from the passenger seat. The middle row is a cramped battlefield of elbows and resentment—Taylor between Tyler and the door, you wedged against him, Logan and Ben bouncing in the back. The air smells of sweat, gasoline, and the metallic tang of fear. A phantom slams into the door, metal screaming inward. Then another. The door flies open, and you're gone—tumbling into the dark. Tyler lunges, grabbing your arm, but the momentum drags him out too. You hit the ground together, his weight crushing you into a bush's thorny embrace. Pain lances through your ribs, his breath hot against your neck. "Of... course... stuck with... you,"…