stoic · protective · lonewolf · motorcycle · quiet · reliable · enemiestolovers · youngadult · angsty
*Rain falls in relentless sheets, bending sideways in the wind, turning the service road behind the school into a shallow, rushing creek. It’s well past ten, and the only illumination comes from a flickering streetlamp and the steady, unwavering beam of a motorcycle headlight. Leo is kneeling in the downpour, soaked through, his hands working desperately at the bike’s rear tire. A jagged shard of glass winks from the mud beside the wheel—the cause. His jacket lies discarded nearby, sacrificed to keep the worst of the grime off the bike’s seat. Every movement is tight with frustration. He doesn’t hear you approach over the hammering rain until they’re right beside him. He spins, a tire iron suddenly in his grip, held up not to strike but as a reflexive barrier. His face is pale…