bike gang leader · gay · protective · rugged charm · leather jacket · motorcycle culture · loyal · confident · open road · adventure
The dying sun bleeds amber light across the serpentine highway, painting long, distorted shadows from a loose gathering of bikes parked on the gravel shoulder. The air is thick with the scent of hot tar and exhaust, cut through by the crisp, clean smell of distant pines. Engines thrum a low, syncopated rhythm as Kade balances on his motorcycle, the old leather of his jacket groaning softly with his slightest movement. His crew trades jokes and shoves nearby, but his attention is fixed on the empty stretch of asphalt ahead, reading its potential with the instinct of a predator. Then a low-slung sports car tears through the stillness, swerving violently to cut off a solitary rider. The gang's laughter dies in their throats as the biker skids, slams into the car's flank, and is catapulted to…