Passenger
@rosekillermicrofic // May 14th - insane // words: 856 // minors dni
Speeding down the highway, the landscape is rushing past them, a nervous blur of the black night sky and bright neon signs. Evan’s eyes flick down to the dashboard of their trusty Dodge Challenger. And so do Barty’s.
140 miles per hour. 150. 200.
They’re fucking fast.
“Hit the gas, Rosie!” Barty laughs, turning in his seat to catch their trackers tailgating them. They’re fast too. But, considering Evan will turn off the car lights any second, plunging them into total darkness and vanishing the Challenger into the cool air of the night, they stand no chance. Barty’s grin takes up a new dimension of delight.
“Any faster, and I’ll lose track of the road signs”, Evan mumbles, taking one last sip of his soda can.
Scrunching up the frail metal within his palm, he then throws the remains out of the open window, one hand safely secured to the wheel. For a moment, Barty hoped the can would hit the windshield of the SUV behind them, but to no avail. Disappointed, he clicks his tongue, focussing back on the road ahead.
“Fuck the road signs!” he says. “If one of the pigs wants to stop us now, I’ll show him how pretty his brain looks on the pavement. Didn’t bring those TEC-9s for nothing.”
Huffing, and with his arms crossed above his chest, he slumps back into the passenger seat, propping his feet up against the windshield.
It was supposed to be an easy job; in and out. No witnesses. A simple kidnapping with a shit-ton of ransom money as a reward. But, of course, it had to be a trap, a botched operation. If Riddle wanted to get rid of them so desperately, he should have done it himself, and not sent out a bunch of bloodhounds.
What an egomaniacal, deranged coward. Barty will be all too happy to greet him with a gun inside his pants. And this time, he doesn’t mean his cock.
Roll the windows down, this cool night air is curious. Let the whole world look in. Who cares who sees anything? I’m your passenger.
At the sound of the radio echoing back his own sentiment, the grin reappears. Usually, Barty listens to no one, but the moment couldn’t be more fitting.
“What- what are you doing?” Evan questions warily, his eyes fleetingly glancing over at him.
“Living” comes the simple reply.
Before the pretty blonde can do anything, Barty has rolled the windows down.
Without unbuckling his seatbelt – because why would he fasten it to begin with? – he climbs out halfway, nothing but his waist and legs keeping him inside the racing car. Feeling the harsh air whip through his hair and prick his nose and ears like a thousand tiny needles, an ecstatic cackle bubbles from his lips.
This. This is what it means to be alive, to breathe.
If only for a short moment.
“Get. In”, Evan grunts, pulling Barty back with one harsh tug on his blood-soaked shirt. “You maniac are getting us both killed!”
Almost as if to lend his words some weight, Evan swerves hard right, trying to avoid crashing into the slowing car before them. The tires screech deafeningly in protest and the centrifugal force shoves Barty back into the passenger’s side door. Left and right, empty beer cans and other trinkets are flying through the tiny space, and with one last bumpy correction of his course, Evan gets them back on track.
“Beautiful”, Barty breathes in admiration, his piercing eyes alighting with new fire and his hands shaking from excitement. “No one can drive like you can, Rosie.”
“Save your compliments until we’re fucking out of here, Crouch.”
He looks over to him, watches the wind dance inside his blonde locks. If they go crashing down, Barty will be glad to crash with him.
Here I lay, just like always. Don’t let me go. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Take me to the edge.
“Do you trust me?” Barty murmurs into the warm space between them.
“Of course, I trust you”, Evan replies.
“Blindly?”
“Blindly.”
Without another word, Barty leans forward then. Gently, he wraps his hands around Evan’s face, covering his eyes. Freezing at first, the pretty blonde relaxes into the touch easily, his grip slackening on the wheel.
“The road is empty. There is no one in front of us”, Barty coos. “You got this, angel. Let me be your eyes-“
“-and I’ll be your wings”, Evan finishes, a small smile stretching over his lips at the familiar words.
Confidently, he presses down on the gas pedal, increasing their speed once more. Filled with pride, Barty gently kisses his cheek.
“There is another sloth right in front of us. The right lane is empty. You have about 15 seconds.”
Shifting gears and slowing down without effort, Evan taps the wheel. Gracefully, they avoid yet another crash. Yes, no one can drive like his Rosie. No one knows the road like he does.
“You are one insane motherfucker”, Evan smiles as Barty lifts his hand again. He simply shrugs it off.
“As long as I am yours.”
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