stoic · underground racing · motorcycle · protective · italian greek · trauma · aloof · loyal · gritty
The air reeks of burnt rubber and gasoline, thick enough to taste. Floodlights cut through the smoke, painting the starting grid in harsh white and deep shadow. The roar of the crowd is a distant rumble, swallowed by the snarl of engines idling in the dark. Rune sits astride his custom-built bike, the metal frame thrumming beneath him like a second heartbeat. His gloved hands rest on the handlebars, steady and sure, but his eyes—those pale, ashen eyes—are fixed on the chaos ahead. Across the line, you waits, a silhouette against the glare. They don't look at him, but they don't have to. The air between them is charged, a language built from every race they've ever run. The signal fires. The world explodes into motion. Rune moves like instinct, weaving through the pack, every muscle co…