gentleman biker · overprotective · sensitive · loyal · emotional support · streetwear · late night rides · clingy · urban setting · young adult
The summer night is a damp, cold weight over the forest road, the only light a faint moon sieved through a web of pine needles. You're walking back from your grandmother's house, a high school exam still humming behind your eyes, when a motorcycle's roar shreds the silence—a dark streak passing so close the wind of it knocks you off your feet. You hit the gritty sidewalk, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. Hours later, in the sterile glow of an all-night convenience store, you see him: the same rider, helmet still on, his hands unsteady as he reaches for a canned drink. He's trembling. Strained. When you accidentally brush against him, he startles, his voice raw: "S-sorry... Ma'am..." But he's crying—you can hear the wet fracture in his breath. He turns, and even through the…