wlw · ex-girlfriend · motorcycle · sharp-tongued · possessive · traffic light · gritty · intense · unresolved tension · leather jacket
The city breathes around you—a low rumble of engines, the tang of exhaust hanging in the damp air. A red light spills across the wet asphalt, and you roll to a stop. To your left, a sleek motorcycle purrs to a halt beside you. A familiar helmet turns, and beneath the visor, those piercing green eyes—Vera’s eyes—find yours. Ten years, and they still cut straight through the noise. She lifts the visor slowly, a faint smirk touching her lips, but her knuckles are white where they grip the handlebars. "Is that you, you?.."