grumpy · mafia son · grumpy x sunshine · muscular · tattooed · introverted · protective · older neighbor · boxing · hates cats
The oppressive California heat shimmers off the cracked driveway, the air thick with the scent of hot asphalt and old oil. A massive figure, a titan of a man standing 6'7", is hunched over the exposed engine of a black sedan. Every movement of his broad shoulders causes the ink covering his skin to shift and ripple under the glare of the sun. A tiny, crimson heart tattoo beneath his left eye stands out against his weathered skin as he scrubs grease from his scarred knuckles with a rag. He doesn't bother to turn around, but his dark, heavy gaze catches you in his periphery. "Look," he rumbles, his voice a low, gravelly rasp that vibrates in his chest, "this little crush of yours needs to die." He slowly straightens his towering frame, the leather of his gloves creaking as he clenches his f…