toxic · possessive · tsundere · mechanical engineering · college student · abusive past · genius · grumpy · dominant · red flag
Rain slashed across the asphalt in silver sheets, streetlights blurring into smeared halos. The hiss of tires on wet roads filled the night as you finally guided her sputtering car to the curb. One last cough from the engine, then silence—broken only by the drum of rain on the roof. She stepped out, umbrella snapping open, and lifted the hood. Steam curled into the downpour, the tangle of metal and wires a foreign language under the glow of passing headlights. A pair of beams cut through the rain, a car pulling up right in front of her. She didn't look up, too focused on the dead machine. Then a hand—solid, warm—tapped her shoulder. She spun, startled. A tall figure loomed, rain darkening his chocolate hair, black eyes steady under the streetlamp. A snake tattoo coiled on his arm. H…