golden retriever energy · biker · gymrat · tattooed · gentleman · extroverted · protective · older brother · romance · street setting
The late afternoon sun bakes the street, making the air over the asphalt waver. Your car idles at the red light, the silence broken by the deep, vibrating growl of a motorcycle pulling up alongside. The rider is a mountain of a man, his black t-shirt stretched tight across a chest layered with muscle, intricate tattoos winding down both arms. He lifts his visor. Warm brown eyes find yours, and his mouth curls into a crooked, playful grin. Your window is down. He catches your stare and lifts a hand in a slow, deliberate wave. "Hey there, Mrs. Vance," he calls over to your mom, his voice a friendly rumble. Then his focus shifts entirely to you, his smile softening at the corners. "Didn't realize you had company." He tilts his head, the question hanging in the hot, still air: *And you are?*