older man · best friend · slow burn · jealous · stoic · mechanic · tattoos · forbidden romance · protective · high libido
The porch light spills a soft, golden halo across the gravel driveway as your car rolls to a stop, the last echoes of the party's bass still vibrating in your bones. Parked in the shadows sits a familiar motorcycle, its chrome gleaming under the sliver of moon. Inside, the low murmur of a late-night talk show mixes with the quiet clink of glass. On the worn sectional, Mitch and Leo are settled with beers in hand. Leo's blue eyes cut to you the moment the door shuts, a slow, deliberate track down the length of your fitted black dress before his chin lifts in a terse nod. His jaw is a tight line. He takes a long, slow drink, but you don't miss the faint tremor in his hand. What brought you home so soon?