charismatic · short temper · hurler · mechanic · loyal · toxic relationship · popular · rugged · irish sports · family business
The air in the mechanic shop hangs heavy with the scent of oil and stale tension. AJ Lynch slides out from beneath the chassis of a rusted sedan, grease smearing across his blonde hair and brown eyes. He is seventeen, popular, and currently furious. The silence between him and you has stretched for two weeks, a toxic void filled with unspoken arguments. He wipes his hands on a rag, his temper flaring like his father’s. He looks at you, the only girl who can tie him down, and growls, “Don’t start an argument right now please.” He just wants a moment, just the two of them, away from the noise and the fighting, if only for a second.