simon reaching fem!reader how to ride a bike
“Now… slowly let go of the throttle,” Simon says, walking besides you in an empty parking lot.
Who had the bright idea of practicing on a goddamn R1? Oh, that’s right— you! Thankfully, Simon had bought a Ninja 400 to start you out on (how kind! It’s definitely not the fact that he fears for his R1 getting dropped- I mean you getting hurt).
Suddenly, you lurched forward, your pelvic hitting the gas tank as you almost toppled over until you caught yourself.
And you thought you could handle riding in the neighborhood; what a joke. Simon almost snorted at the thought. Instead, he stood there with his hands on his hips and his weight shifting to his right foot. “It stalled,” he commented.
You snapped your head over to him and glared, “don’t you think I know that?!” you replied, starting the bike up again.
Simon didn’t hold back a snort this time. He quickly put down his tinted visor to prevent you from seeing how his eyes brightened at your frustration. “Put it in neutral, then roll into first,” he says loud enough for you to hear.
You did as he said, slowly pulling the clutch to find the sweet spot until you hit first gear. Now, you were topping three miles an hour— look at you go!
“There y’go— Atta girl,” Simon says proudly, giving you a small clap as you continue to slowly go straight. He puts his visor back up and follows you. Gosh, he’s never seen someone sit so straight on a motorcycle before.
“How do I turn?!” you shout over the engine. Your hands gripped the handles, leather gloves tightening around it as you stared straight ahead. You couldn’t even look over at Simon in fear of steering it wrong and dropping.
No one ever told Simon that teaching someone how to ride a motorcycle would be like watching a kid ride a bicycle off of training wheels. “Steer whatever way you want swee’heart— the parking lots completely empty,” he replied, still walking besides you slowly.
“I don’t know how!” you replied in frustration, all while still going three miles an hour. Maybe five now, who knows.
“Angle it!” Simon said, biting back a smile. He watches as you try to figure out how and slowly, stirred it left. “Woah, woah!” he shouts, taking a step back. “I said angle it, not hit me goin’ at a speed o’ a snail, you mad woman!” he says, throwing his hands up.
You don’t bother to reply— too embarrassed, frustrated and struggling to figure out how to put it in second gear. You finally felt the courage to look over at Simon (more like you were so frustrated, your body controlled on its own), “don’t tell me what to do!”
Just then, the front wheel of the motorcycle hit the curb, causing you to ram into the gas tank again. Your foot hit the ground before you slowly toppled over. Time felt like it had slowed down as you dropped.
Simon scrunched his nose up, watching you stand up. When he bought the bike, the previous owner said that the bike was never dropped… Now… It’s a different story. “You done here?” he asks, walking over to you.
You dusted off your leather pants and huffed while Simon picked up the Ninja. “No. We’re staying here until I say so.”
Simon puts the kickstand down and looks over at you. A small smile formed on his lips; he loved how you always kept trying, even when it’s hard. He grabs your hands and gently pulls you in, “whatever you say,” he says, his gloved finger reaching up to pull your visor down.