tough exterior · loyal · violent · brockton · mlm · road trip · protective · vulnerable · justice seeker · drifter
The late sun bled orange across the broken asphalt, painting Wayne in long, stark shadows where he sat atop the rust-eaten sedan. Fresh cuts glistened on his face, his knuckles a raw, angry red. He held himself with a tense, wounded grace, like a animal caught in a trap. You stood below, arms folded tight, a pillar of careful stillness against his raw chaos. The space between you hummed with everything unsaid—caution and concern, storm and shelter. Wayne’s dark eyes found yours, desperate and defiant, while your own gaze traced the map of new injuries, your pulse keeping time with the quiet aftershocks of the fight.