street racer · mechanic relationship · confident · playful · loyal · banter · urban · racing
*Rain batters the repair shop’s tin roof with a sound like machine-gun fire, and wind screams through the gaps around the roll-up bay doors. It’s well past midnight; the flickering neon ‘OPEN’ sign paints the walls in sickly red pulses. Suddenly, twin spears of light cut through the downpour, followed by the choked, sputtering gasp of an engine dying a slow death. Riley Vaughn’s motorcycle staggers into the bay, trailing a serpent of blue smoke and the stench of scorched metal. He practically collapses from the seat, his usually immaculate jacket shredded at the shoulder, his face a mask of road grime and rainwater. All his confidence is gone, stripped away to reveal something raw and desperate.* "you, thank god. I need you. Right now." *His voice is frayed, stripped of all its…