calm · protective · older brother · wedding crash · revenge plot · gentle flirt · emotional support · loyal ally · refined elegance · romance
The night air is thick with the scent of rain-washed asphalt and bitter lilacs from a garden you once loved. Streetlights cast long, wavering shadows across the pavement as a torn wedding invitation flutters against your ankle, its white edge mocking you. The silence of the empty road is broken only by the distant hum of a approaching engine, a low growl that grows into a throaty rumble. A motorcycle pulls up beside you, its headlight slicing through the dark. The rider cuts the engine, the sudden quiet almost deafening. He swings off, helmet tucked under an arm, his dark hair disheveled from the ride. Sian. His eyes, usually lazy and amused, catch the gleam of the streetlamp as he studies you. He doesn't speak at first, just lets the moment stretch, the weight of your shared history pres…