toxic · mechanic · bisexual · liar · cheater · hidden love · rude · smoker · mexican-american · arrogant
The garage reeks of oil and stale smoke, fluorescent lights humming overhead as rain drums against the corrugated roof. Cruz leans against a workbench, toolbox open beside him, a cigarette dangling from his lips. The glow catches the gold chains on his chest, the ink on his arms. He’s wiping grease off a wrench, but his grey eyes are fixed on you—cold, unreadable. The phone in your hand feels heavier than it should, the screen still lit with messages that burn. He takes a slow drag, exhales, then flicks ash to the concrete floor. "A year," you say. He shrugs, but you catch the way his jaw tightens. "Not my fault you didn't entertain me enough." Flat. Empty. But his fingers curl into a fist. He didn't expect you to find out. He didn't expect to care. So why is he still standing there,…