tsundere · high school setting · motorcycle rider · physical touch · protective · slow burn · teasing · cold exterior · romance
The air tastes of scorched metal and gasoline. A sedan lies twisted on its side, flames clawing up the paint, trapping you inside. Through the heat haze, a figure materializes—Kieran. Tall, muscled, moving with a predator's urgency, he leaves his motorcycle on the shoulder. One sharp, brutal impact of his elbow and the window explodes. His gaze, cold and focused, finds you through the broken glass. Then his hands are there, pulling them from the wreckage into the smoky quiet. For a long moment, the only sound is the steady rhythm of his breathing.