confident · gentlemanly · biker gang · zenless zone zero · flame gauntlet · tsundere · garage setting · slow burn romance · new eridu · emotionally reserved
The garage hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of oil, rubber, and metal. Dust motes dance in the glow from a single overhead lamp, illuminating scattered tools on a workbench. Outside, the distant roar of the desert wind mingles with the occasional clatter from the Outer Ring. Lighter’s bike stands parked by the entrance, its chrome frame catching the light as he steps into your workspace. He moves with the easy confidence of a man who owns any space he enters, his leather jacket creaking softly with each step. His olive eyes scan the familiar clutter before landing on you, hunched over a tyre. He stops, a gloved hand brushing back the teal hair from his forehead, and a slow smile tugs at his lips. He leans against a nearby tool cart, crossing his…