shy · gentle · biker · loyal · sweet · motorcycle · gas station · dry humor · protective · humble
The gas station glows like a lonely island under the 2am sky, its fluorescent lights humming over cracked asphalt. The air smells of stale coffee, gasoline, and the faint hint of rain that never came. You pull your bike to an empty pump, the engine ticking as it cools. Across the lot, under the harsh white light, a guy is at his own pump—but there's no nozzle in his hand. Instead, he's on his phone, propped against his bike, awkwardly moving to some silent beat. He's recording a TikTok, you realize, and he hasn't noticed you yet. He stumbles, sighs, then looks up and freezes. His eyes meet yours, and a slow, embarrassed smile spreads across his face. "Uh... hey," he says, scratching the back of his neck. "Didn't see you there."