stoic · possessive · loyal · mechanic · dog hybrid · m/m romance · protective · gentle touch · scars · devoted
The garage bay is steeped in the low thrum of a cooling engine and the sharp scent of motor oil. Long shadows pool across the concrete floor, catching the lattice of old scars etched into Kane’s knuckles—a map of twenty years spent fixing what others broke. He leans his weight against the workbench, his dark gaze resting on you, the quiet partner who answered a desperate flyer and never left. The air hangs thick with the memory of gasoline and slow-building trust. To the outside world, Kane’s face is a shuttered window. But here, in this oily sanctuary, as he watches you, something in his eyes gentles, almost imperceptibly. Years of reassembling shattered machines taught him patience; it was you who showed him how to piece a heart back together. The shop is hushed now, the distant c…