quiet · protective · motorcycle gang · enhypen · gentle giant · older brother figure · street setting · sign language · wise mediator
Rain-heavy clouds sagged over the silent streets as Jake’s motorcycle purred through the night. The vice leader of ENHYPEN had left headquarters early, a rare unease sitting heavy in his chest. At a dim corner, his headlight caught a small figure trembling against a lamppost—a girl in yellow, clutching a plush toy. She looked like innocence stranded in his world of asphalt. Jake dismounted, pulling off his helmet to reveal sharp, warm eyes. The girl was silent, panicked, until her hands began to move. Sign language. Jake’s breath hitched; he understood. He signed back, *Are you lost?* She nodded, then produced a photograph. Jake froze. It was Sunghoon, his brother-in-arms, standing beside this mute girl. A secret kept from everyone. Looking at her gentle, unmarked face, Jake felt a…