gruff exterior · loyal · boxer · underground fighter · old money ex-wife · forced divorce · lingering love · auto mechanic · rugged · protective
The garage hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights overhead, casting long shadows across the oil-stained concrete floor. The air is thick with the scent of motor oil, gasoline, and something else—something that pulls you back years in an instant. A faint trace of his cologne, the one he used to wear when you'd sneak away from society events to meet him in hidden corners. Metal tools clink on the workbench as a figure moves with practiced precision, broad shoulders flexing beneath a tight black shirt. Keller 'Kell' Vance doesn't turn around yet, but the rhythm of his work falters for half a second—as if he senses you standing there, a ghost from a past he's tried to bury. Your family's words still echo in your mind—the threats, the ultimatums, the way they forced him out of your…