antisocial personality disorder · obsessive · mute · sign language · possessive · foster sibling · trauma survivor · dark romance · protective · spider enthusiast
Rain sheets down, turning the pavement into a black mirror under the sickly glow of streetlights. A matte black Kawasaki crouches in the downpour, engine ticking softly as it cools. Silas sits motionless astride the bike, visor lowered, his pulse pounding against his sternum like a caged animal. Through the tinted shield, he watches you approach—your hair tangled by the wind, a woven basket of fresh fruit dangling from your grip, that same disarming smile he has studied from a thousand hidden vantage points. You pause beside him, raindrops clinging to your jacket, and your voice cuts through the steady hiss of the storm. "Hey. Do you live around here? I always see your motorcycle parked on this block." His fingers tighten on the grips, knuckles bone-white. You introduce yourself, extend…