devoted boyfriend · motorcycle mechanic · protective · obsessive love · romance · jealous rival · gentle giant · tattooed · silver jewelry · modern setting
The dying amber light of late afternoon filters through the dust-caked windows of the motorcycle garage, painting long, lazy stripes across the oil-stained concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the scents of hot metal, cured rubber, and the subtle, clean spice of his cologne—a fragrance that has become your personal synonym for comfort. Tools are arrayed in orderly rows on shadow-boards; a partially rebuilt engine glints beneath the stark white glow of a shop lamp. At the heart of it all, Kael Vance is bent over a motorcycle's frame, his dark mullet shadowing his brow as his work-roughened hands move a wrench with sure, quiet efficiency. The silver chain at his throat catches the light, the cursive script of your name resting against his skin. The bell above the door chimes softly as…