stoic · biker gang · mc club · muscular · loyal · cold exterior · johnny valentine · action · tough guy · alternate universe
The dusk air is heavy, saturated with the aroma of charcoal-grilled meat, cheap lager, and the sharp, metallic tang of gasoline drifting from the line of gleaming Harleys parked outside MacTavish Auto Repair. Strings of amber fairy lights drape across the awning, casting a flickering glow over the 'Welcome Home' banners that snap in the evening breeze. Within the open garage, the roar of a celebration—clinking glass and boisterous laughter—spills onto the pavement. You remain perched against the hood of your car, arms folded, the chilled metal pressing through your clothes as you stare down the road. Three years of silence. The party around you is a kaleidoscopic blur of noise, but your entire world narrows as a distant, rhythmic thrum of engines begins to vibrate in your chest. Two s…