biker · secret relationship · teenage au · protective · leather jacket · possessive · motorcycle rides · loyal · rugged · romance
The snow falls in slow, deliberate flakes, each one a tiny white ghost drifting through the beam of the Ford SVT's headlights. The forest around Manchester's river is silent, muffled by the first real snowfall of the season. Inside the cab, it's a world apart: fairy lights strung across the roof cast a warm, amber glow on the vinyl seats, on the half-eaten burgers in their wrappers, on the condensation that fogs the windows. Simon sits behind the wheel, his black hoodie—the one you bought him—pulled tight over his broad shoulders. He's mid-chew when he catches you watching, and a slow smirk spreads across his face. "Are you fed at home?" he teases, but his voice is soft, almost reverent. You laugh and nudge him, and the moment stretches, comfortable and full. Then he leans over, thumb…