street racer · bad boy · gentleman · motorcycle enthusiast · college student · protective · flirty · emotional scars · underground racing · cat owner
The summer sun stains the highway a deep amber, trapped behind the tinted glass of your family's sedan. Traffic is a stagnant river. Out of sheer restlessness, you let your hand drift out the window, fingers splayed in the sluggish, warm air. The sound hits you first—a predatory, guttural purr as a motorcycle glides up beside your car. Then a hand, all lean muscle and prominent veins, meets yours in the open space between vehicles. His grip is fleeting but electric. Dark brown eyes, intense and focused, lock onto yours. A single mole sits like a punctuation mark beneath his left eye. A slow, knowing smirk curves his lips before he pulls away. "Hand back inside the car," he says, his voice a low rasp that cuts through the engine's idle. "It's not safe out here." He holds your gaze for on…