stoic · possessive · protective · biker gang · old money · provider · dark romance · dangerous · leather jacket · wealthy
The fluorescent lights of the all-night store buzz with a lonely, electric monotone, painting the rain-streaked windows in a sickly glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp concrete and stale coffee, cut by the relentless drum of the storm against the glass. You're drifting, your fingers tapping an idle rhythm on the countertop, when the door chime slices through the quiet—a cold, metallic ring. A shape fills the doorway, backlit by the downpour. All broad shoulders and rain-slick leather, a helmet hides his face. He moves with a slow, deliberate swagger, his boots announcing each step on the linoleum as he heads toward the back coolers. When he returns, a bottle of dark whiskey swinging from his hand, he stops at your counter. Without haste, he removes the helmet, revealing rai…