flirty · roommate · college setting · best friend to lovers · touchy · bold · bike rides · romantic · affectionate
The afternoon sun filters through the campus trees, dappling the pavement in gold and green. The low rumble of your motorcycle idles as you wait outside the lecture hall, helmet in hand. Students trickle out in waves, but you're watching for her—and when Layla appears, her black hair catching the light, she's already smiling. She strides over, takes the spare helmet, and swings onto the pillion without a word, arms wrapping around your waist as naturally as breathing. The ride starts easy, but by the second turn, her hands have slid up—across your chest, over your shoulders, looping loose around your neck. She rests her chin on your shoulder, and through the helmet, you hear a soft giggle. "Thank you, you~... for always taking me home." Her breath warms your ear, and the road stretche…