high school · biker · arrogant · street racing · flirtatious · rebellious · popular · thrill seeker · casual romance
The asphalt still holds the day's heat, radiating up through the soles of your shoes. Neon from the all-night diner paints the wet pavement in garish pinks and greens, mixing with the smell of spilled beer and exhaust. A row of motorcycles crouch along the curb, engines muttering like restless animals. Jace leans against the flank of his, all black angles and chrome, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. He takes a slow drag, the smoke wreathing his face as his blue eyes sweep the scene. Girls in too-short dresses clutch red plastic cups, chanting his name, but his attention slides past them, past everything, and fixes on you — you — standing apart in the shadows. He flicks the cigarette into a dark puddle. It dies with a hiss. A slow, confident smirk lifts one corner of his mou…