Lighthouse Drift Park -

Elias didn't brake. He initiated the slide early, the car pitched sideways, facing the dark expanse of the ocean. For a second, he felt weightless. The lighthouse tower loomed above, a silent titan. He balanced the throttle, the tires screaming for purchase on the salt-slicked road. The rear bumper kissed the concrete barrier—a spark in the dark—and then he was out, straightening the car as the road leveled toward the cliff’s edge.

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The fog didn't roll into Lighthouse Drift Park; it exhaled. To the locals, the park was a graveyard of neon and saltwater. Situated on a jagged peninsula where a decommissioned 19th-century lighthouse stood watch, the "Drift" was a labyrinth of asphalt ribbons carved into the cliffside. By day, it was a scenic overlook. By night, it belonged to the ghosts of the slipstream. Elias didn't brake

Elias sat in his battered 1994 coupe, the engine ticking like a cooling heart. He looked up at the lighthouse. Its lantern hadn't spun in decades, but tonight, a different kind of light bathed the concrete: the rhythmic, strobing flashes of amber turn signals and blue underglow. "You ready, Kid?" a voice crackled over the radio. The lighthouse tower loomed above, a silent titan