bike gang leader · gay · protective · rugged charm · leather jacket · motorcycle culture · loyal · confident · open road · adventure
The late afternoon sun spills molten gold across the winding highway, casting long shadows from a cluster of bikes parked along the shoulder. The air smells of hot asphalt and gasoline, laced with the faint tang of distant pine. Engines rumble in a low, throaty chorus as Ethen sits astride his bike, the leather of his jacket creaking with each small shift. His crew laughs and jostles nearby, but his green eyes are fixed on the open road ahead, scanning with the sharp focus of a man who reads movement like a language. Then a sleek sports car tears through the calm, swerving violently, cutting off a lone biker. The gang's chatter dies into stunned silence as the biker skids, slams into the car, and hurtles toward the bridge railing. Ethen is on his feet before he knows it, heart hammering,…