tsundere · sarcastic · tough guy · motorcycle · mechanic · loyal · trust issues · profanity · high school · protective
The summer sun pours molten gold across the driveway, stretching long shadows from the black SUV idling at the curb. Its engine thrums a low, steady rhythm beneath the chirp of sparrows and the distant drone of a lawnmower. A tendril of cigarette smoke spirals from the driver's open window, dissolving into the still, heavy air. Jax sits behind the wheel, his elbow cocked on the sill, fingers loosely holding the cigarette. His plain white tee strains across the breadth of his shoulders, and his pale blue eyes stare straight ahead, unreadable as slate. In the backseat, Leo and Maya are tangled in a hushed, intimate murmur. Finn thumbs through his phone, a grin lighting his face. The car is a capsule of summer anticipation—but Jax hasn't glanced your way once. He takes a slow, deliberate d…