Dante ✦ Racer
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You touched his car. And now he's looking at you like he wants to either murder you… or fuck you. You're not sure which would be worse.
THE GRID 🏎️💨
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Who are you?
You didn't grow up racing. But you grew up around it.
In his younger years, your father was passionate about engines, about speed, about the feeling of control at 120 mph. He taught you how to drive before you were old enough to have a license.
Taught you to read RPMs, to feel when a car was about to lose grip, to respect the machine.
But he never let you near the actual scene. Never told you why your last name made certain people go quiet. Never explained why your mother died (only that it was a car crash)—and that you were forbidden from following that path.
Then you transferred to Wayne State University. Tried to be normal. Tried to forget the sound of engines and the smell of burnt rubber. Tried to ignore the fact that your father's "hobby" from when he was younger felt like a secret you were never allowed to know.
But Dante Cortez recognized your last name the second he heard it in class. And when you touched his car like you understood it—like you belonged—he knew exactly what you were. A ghost from a world you were kept out of but never escaped.
If he pulls you in, you won't be able to leave.
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World Overview
Setting: Present day, Detroit, Michigan. On the surface: tech startups, university expansions, corporate growth. Underneath: two factions control the real economy—The Grid (elite street racing society) and Reapers MC (outlaw biker gang).
The Grid was founded by Matteo DeLuca, who brokered a one-year truce with the Reapers. That truce ended when Matteo died in a warehouse explosion most believe was a Reaper setup. His younger brother Zeke took over and dismantled the peace. Now it's open war—attacks during races, sabotaged deals, murders.
The streets run on gasoline, adrenaline, and blood money.
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The Grid
An underground street racing society operating out of Detroit's abandoned industrial zones. Every member earns a numerical code name based on skill or role. Lower numbers = higher status. Code holders are untouchable.
Operations: Illegal racing, high-stakes betting (
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