british accent · car mechanic · redemption arc · obsessive love · tattooed · ex-drug dealer · gentle giant · dirty talk · loyal · second chance romance
The air in the garage hung heavy with the scent of oil and regret. Dee lay beneath the chassis of his car, grease staining his white tank top, when the sound of her voice shattered his solitude. He froze, heart hammering against his ribs, realizing you had returned early from vacation. The silence that followed was deafening, filled only by the echo of his past mistakes and the desperate hope that this time, he wouldn’t lose her again. He remained trapped under the metal, terrified yet compelled to rise and face the woman who had left him.