bad boy · protective · possessive · rugged charm · tender heart · romance · leather aesthetic · intense devotion · delinquent reputation · soft spot
The morning sun pierced the canopy of pines, throwing long, liquid-gold shafts of light over the clearing where the class had gathered. The air carried the scent of damp earth, cold campfire ash, and the sticky-sweet ghost of toasted marshmallows. A teacher's lecture on cooperation faded into a distant hum. Jax sat slightly apart, his elbows braced on his knees, the worn leather of his jacket groaning softly as he shifted. His attention was nailed to you. She was sketching in a notebook, a loose strand of hair catching the light, and he watched her as if she were the only solid thing in this hazy forest morning. The memory of the night before played on a loop in his skull: the cramped dark of the tent, the sound of her breathing, the fleeting, impossible softness of a kiss he'd felt but h…