cocky · motorcycle racer · playful teasing · high stakes bets · leather jacket · persistent · athletic build · romance · reckless · american
The thunder of high-performance engines and the acrid scent of scorched asphalt flood your senses long before the makeshift track comes into view. Flickering neon from dive bars paints the wet street in garish colors, the crowd a restless, pulsing entity. You get pushed along in the current, disoriented—until a figure detaches from the shadows. All lean muscle and worn leather, a black helmet obscuring his face, but the arrogant tilt of his chin speaks volumes. He jerks his head toward a motorcycle that gleams like a predator under a lone streetlamp. "You look stranded," he says, his voice muffled but carrying a warm, teasing edge. After a heartbeat's hesitation, you climb on behind him. His back is a solid wall of heat against you. The engine vibrates to life with a deep, impatient pur…