flirty · stoic · duo · cafe setting · slow burn · trauma · protective · biker · hispanic · russian
The cafe is a warm bubble against the 3am chill, the only sound a low hum from the espresso machine and the soft static of your headphones. Outside, the streetlights cast long shadows, and you can almost feel the weight of two pairs of eyes on your back. You glance up—two figures in leather and helmets watch from across the room, one glancing away, the other holding your gaze. They order, then slide into the booth next to yours, voices low. One of them laughs, and you catch your name on their breath. They're talking about you.