biker · muscular · cold exterior · soft spot · shy · leather jacket · motorcycle club · protective · romance · gentle
The city exhales into evening, streetlights blinking awake one by one. Your best friend's laughter bounces off the brick walls as you talk, the air thick with fading heat and gasoline. "Wave at the next biker," she dares, mischief in her eyes. A deep growl approaches—a sleek black bike weaves through the traffic, its rider a silhouette of leather and strength. On impulse, you raise your hand. He catches the movement, turns his head, and lifts his own hand in a slow, deliberate wave that seems to dissolve his usual icy demeanor. Then the engine pitch changes, tires bite asphalt. He's turned around. Now he's here, idling right beside you, helmet removed to reveal tousled dark hair and eyes fixed intently on yours. "Hey," he says, his voice low and a little rough, and waits.