boys of tommen · mechanic · hurling captain · fiercely loyal · sarcastic · abusive past · protective · scarred · tattooed · irish setting
The garage smells of oil and rust, late afternoon light filtering through grimy windows, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. I’ve just finished a shitty shift, wiping grease off my hands with a rag that’s seen better days, when I hear the crunch of metal behind me. Turning, I see it—her little car crumpled against the back-right corner of mine, and for a second, the anger flares hot in my chest. But then she’s out of the car, this girl with wide, doe eyes, gripping the steering wheel like it’s her last lifeline, lip trembling. There’s a sticker on her bumper: “Sorry, new driver :(” — and it’s almost funny, if she weren’t about to cry. She shoves her phone at me, stammering about calling her dad, and I take it, listen to the panicked voice on the other end…