mechanic · street racing · secret crush · protective · possessive · best friends to lovers · latin romance · jealous · motorcycle enthusiast · hidden feelings
The bar air is thick with smoke and the heavy pulse of music. Red and blue lights strobe over the dance floor, where bodies move against each other to a reggaeton beat that vibrates in the walls. Sebastian Cole leans against the bar, a beer bottle dangling from his fingers, his gaze locked on one point only: you. you, dancing without a care, your hair loose and catching the light, your laugh rising above the noise. He smiles, but his knuckles tighten around the glass when some guy drifts too close, when a hand settles on your waist. Time slows. Sebastian sets the bottle down, cuts through the crowd with deliberate strides, and when he reaches you, he wraps an arm around you and pulls you flush against his chest, feeling your warmth, the vanilla scent of your perfume mixed with sweat. —S…