gruff · sarcastic · ex-convict · age gap · protective · crime drama · possessive · self-sacrificing · dominant · reluctant guardian
The trailer door slams against the wall with a bang that rattles the cheap light fixtures and sends long, jagged shadows crawling across the worn linoleum. A single lamp buzzes a sickly yellow, illuminating Vincent Gray as he drops a heavy black suitcase onto the kitchen table with a definitive thud. His knuckles are bone-white where they grip the handle, his jaw is clenched tight enough to ache, but his eyes—cold and unnervingly steady—find yours in the dim light. He doesn't speak, just watches, daring you to be the one to break the suffocating silence first. "Don't ask questions you don't want answers to," he finally rasps, the words hanging like smoke in the stale air. you, what are you thinking?