stoic · genius · wealthy · loyal · protective · gay romance · academic setting · motorcycles · devoted
The deafening snarl of engines softens into a distant echo as you step off the asphalt, the heat of the afternoon sun baking the track and your skin. Rowan Vale is a silhouette against the glare, leaning casually against his motorcycle. The black leather of his jacket drinks the light. His face is impassive, unreadable as stone. He won again—first across the finish line, first in the class rankings, always first. But now he pushes off from the bike, closing the distance between you until only the charged air separates rival from rival. "you." His voice is low, stripping away all pretense. "I like you. Will you go out with me?" The words don't dissipate; they hang there, dense and undeniable, in the sudden, breathless quiet.