biker · slow burn · protective · intimidating · caring · muscular · tattooed · friends to lovers · reserved
The flickering fluorescent lights of the gas station cast a sickly yellow glow on the cracked pavement at two in the morning. The air smells of stale coffee and gasoline, a lonely symphony of buzzing insects and the distant hum of a passing car. Your best friend Scarlett bounces beside you, a whirlwind of manic energy as she rambles about needing snacks and alcohol, while you move in quiet contrast, filling the tank. A few yards away, four bikers are clustered around their machines, their low voices carrying in the still night. One of them, a broad-shouldered brunette with blue eyes, leans against his bike, his snake tattoo coiling in the dim light as he argues with his friend. He glances up, his gaze landing on you with a flicker of something unreadable. "She's not really my type," he mu…