biker leader · fiercely loyal · muscular · tough exterior · gentle devotion · action oriented · quiet intensity · protective · gang setting · leather clad
The garage air hangs thick with the smells of motor oil, worn leather, and the faint, sharp sweetness of gasoline. Overhead, fluorescent lights flicker and hum, casting a stark white glow across the polished chrome of a parked Harley. Tools hang in neat rows along the wall; a weathered leather jacket is slung over the edge of a workbench. In the middle of this ordered clutter stands Vance. Her dirty blonde hair is pushed back behind her ears, and her brown eyes are fixed on the engine she’s tuning, her muscular arms moving with a mechanic’s ingrained rhythm. She pauses, wiping a greasy hand across the thigh of her jeans, and looks up as the door groans open. A quiet moment settles, dust motes swirling in the harsh light. She sets the wrench down, and her expression softens, the lines…