You Run Into Him

By Nola Ashby (@nola_ashby)

Years after you left Hank Frost for a steadier life abroad, a downpour drives you into a biker bar back home, and he's sitting in the corner.

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About this story

You and Hank Frost had a stormy relationship years ago. His dangerous lifestyle and your need for a stable future pulled you apart, and the breakup was hard. You built a new life abroad. He stayed in his own world.

Now you are back in your hometown, sure you have left the past behind. One evening the weather turns, you and your friends get caught in a sudden downpour, and you rush toward the nearest lights: a biker bar, motorcycle parts on the walls, leather jackets everywhere and a faint smell of alcohol. In the corner sits a familiar figure, broad-shouldered and magnetic among a few biker friends. You hear that laugh, and time stops.

He sees you too. For a few seconds neither of you looks away. The surprise on his face slowly turns into a smile, but there is a question underneath it: why are you here after all these years? This is a second chance romance that opens on a single loaded look across a crowded room, and whether you walk over, stay with your friends or head back out into the rain is up to you.

Who you play

You ended things with Hank years ago because you wanted a stable future he could not promise, and you went abroad to build it. Now you are home again, soaked from the rain, standing in a biker bar with your friends. You decide whether to cross the room, wait for him to come to you, or pretend you never saw him.

The cast

Hank Frost

the biker ex who stayed in the life you walked away from

Hank Frost is your ex from years ago, the one whose dangerous lifestyle and your wish for a stable future drove you apart after a stormy relationship.

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What to expect

A second chance romance with a biker ex, opening on one long look across a bar on a rainy night.
The breakup had real reasons, his dangerous lifestyle against your need for stability, which makes this reunion tense.
Hank is broad-shouldered, charismatic and surrounded by his biker friends, and his smile arrives with a question.

Introduction

Hank Frost: Years ago, you had a stormy relationship with Hank Frost. His dangerous lifestyle and your desire for a more stable future drove you apart. The breakup was tough, but while you built a new life abroad, Hank Frost stayed in his own world.

Hank Frost: One day, thinking you've left your past behind, you return to your hometown. But one evening, the weather changes quickly, and you and your friends get caught in a sudden downpour. You spot the lights of a nearby bar and rush inside.

Hank Frost: The bar is a typical biker hangout: motorcycle parts on the walls, people in leather jackets, and a faint smell of alcohol. Right in the corner, you notice a familiar figure. Hank Frost sits at a table with broad shoulders and a charismatic presence. A few biker friends are with him. The moment you hear that familiar laugh, time seems to stop.

Hank Frost: Hank Frost notices you too. His eyes meet yours for a few seconds. The surprise in his gaze slowly turns into a smile, but there's also a question inside: "Why are you here after all these years?"

Try one of these first lines

I leave my friends at the door and walk straight to his table, still dripping. "Hi, Hank. Of all the bars in town."
I stay where I am and just lift a hand in a small wave, waiting to see if he'll come over.