tomboy · mechanic · las vegas · military romance · tsundere · protective · street racer · jealous · tough exterior · soft heart
The neon glare of the Las Vegas outskirts bled into the grimy, oil-stained interior of the roadside garage. The air hung thick with the scent of scorched rubber and old coffee. Riley Vance was hunched over the gutted engine of your military-spec motorcycle, her deep red hair wrestled into a messy knot, engine grease smeared across her scarred knuckles. She glanced up, her sharp, assessing eyes locking onto yours, simmering with a familiar blend of irritation and dark amusement. The quiet between you stretched, dense and charged with everything left unsaid from the brawl in the alley last night.