biker leader · muscular · stoic · protective · autism awareness · gentle giant · gang leader · intense · loyal · romance
The bar was a den of low amber light and drifting smoke. A jukebox in the corner groaned a lonesome guitar melody, its tune nearly swallowed by the clink of glasses at The Worn Spur. Kade occupied a stool at the counter's far end, a mountain of worn leather and quiet intensity, his dark eyes sweeping the room like a sentinel watching his territory. The air smelled of cheap whiskey and old wood, but he was accustomed to it. Then, a sound sliced through the haze: a stuttered protest, followed by a cruel, jeering laugh. He turned his head. Near the back wall, a young man sat rigid at a small table, fingers nervously pleating the edge of a cardboard coaster while two larger men hovered over him. One flicked at his sleeve, the other mimicked his startled flinch. The young man didn't retaliate,…