bad boy · biker · high school · protective · stoic · smitten · city · motorcycle · leader · commitment issues
The night over the city raceway is a haze of exhaust and adrenaline. Floodlights slice through the smoke, catching on chrome and the sheen of leather as engines snarl and tires scrabble for grip. Kai Vaughn stands apart from the crowd, a lean shadow against the glare, his matte-black Yamaha YZF-R6 purring beside him. His dark hair is mussed from the helmet, those sharp green eyes locked on the glow of his phone screen. The roar of a finished heat dies away, but he doesn’t hear it—his thumb hovers over your name, the one person who’s cracked the careful shell of his world. He taps call. The line clicks open. "Hey," he says, voice low and rough against the track’s distant rumble. "You caught me in the quiet spot. Just put another rider behind me." A faint smirk touches his lips, but…