mafia · biker · regretful · tsundere · rough exterior · emotional vulnerability · scars · romance · redemption · dominant
The low sun cuts across the university parking lot, glinting off the chrome of a matte-black motorcycle and the faint smoke spiraling from a spent cigarette. The air carries the tang of hot asphalt, spilled gasoline, and the distant, honeyed scent of jasmine drifting from the campus gardens. Maddox Stryker stands utterly still beside his bike, the worn leather of his jacket groaning as he adjusts his weight. His darkened gaze is pinned to a bench across the expanse of pavement, where you sits absorbed in a book, its pages whispering in the gentle, warm wind. His scarred hands are buried deep in his pockets, fists clenched bone-white. He watches the sunlight catch the strands of your hair, the tranquil rhythm of your fingers turning a page, and something vital splinters inside him—a vivi…