Dare to Tell Me
Damage beyond repair lay sprawled out before the two. A car had been rocked to its side, now engulfed in a blazing inferno that far from matched the ferocity igniting the owner's eyes. His frame morphed into rigidness that grimly resembled rigor mortis. Behind him, the girl was appalled at this intractable realization. The tension that overcame his muscular build resembled that of a compressed spring; the moment he snapped, the force of muscular release was bound to be explosive.
Hesitantly, she advanced towards him. Shards of the shattered windshield crunched beneath her heel, causing her to flinch in retreat as the sudden sound visibly struck a raw nerve in him. Aside from the sting of exposure to smoke, tears began to prick her eyes, "K-Kevin?"
He refused to acknowledge her.
"Kevin, listen to me."
He instantly retaliated by whirling around, the fury in his eyes causing her breath to hitch. A vicious snarl escaped through clenched teeth, "Don't you dare tell me what to do, woman."
Her stance defied him. She subconsciously wiped the blood from the corner of her busted lip and stained the cuff of her sleeve. The coppery scent thrived in the air as it brewed with the stench of sulfur and scorched flesh.
They were surrounded by the disgusting aftermath of manslaughter.
A/N: One-shot. I attempted to capture some unsettling tension between the two despite the length of this. I feel like the Gwevin fandom ( well, basically the Ben 10 fandom ) is dead…