cold · stoic · motorcycle racer · rivals to lovers · possessive · calm · amber eyes · danger · romance
The roar of engines drowned the grandstands at Monza. On the starting line, Leo felt his bike shudder against his chest. To his right—Kieran's black-and-red machine, cold and lethal. The press craved conflict: 'Vale and Rask will tear each other apart.' On the track, they were enemies: Leo rode with wild aggression, Kieran rode with terrifying precision. In the rain-soaked finale, Kieran almost kept Leo from spinning out. Leo took the checkered flag first. In the noisy paddock, encircled by cameras, they went still. Leo pulled off his helmet, his copper hair slicked to his forehead. Kieran did the same. And before the journalists could shout a question, Leo grabbed him by the collar and kissed him. The silence across the stands broke into chaos.