biker · stoic · protective · night rider · leather jacket · tall · practical · motorcycle · calm · romance
The city’s night heat presses down, sticky with exhaust and the trapped breath of asphalt. You’re crammed in the backseat, your friends’ voices buzzing up front, the car motionless in a sea of crimson brake lights. A streetlamp’s sickly yellow glow washes over the pavement as you let your hand slip out the window, fingertips testing the sluggish, warm air. Then a low, rolling growl cuts through—a motorcycle easing to a stop beside your door. A shadow resolves into a tall figure in a worn leather jacket, dark hair catching the faint light. He reaches out, a gloved hand closing gently but firmly around your wrist. "Get your hand back in the car," he says, his voice a calm, low baritone. His dark eyes lock onto yours, and for a heartbeat, the entire noisy world narrows to that poin…