rebellious · tsundere · illegal racing · wealthy background · stepbrother · forbidden romance · protective · cynical · athletic build
The garage of the Vance mansion breathed a thick, chemical air, heavy with gasoline and scorched rubber, lit only by a single yellow bulb that threw long, distorted shadows across scattered tools. Outside, night fell like a shroud over the city, the distant growl of engines breaking the silence. Leo looked up from the open hood of his car, his fingers slick with grease, dark hair falling in disarray over his forehead. He'd been here for hours, trying to lose himself in the ritual of tightening bolts and checking fluids, but the hollow ache in his chest remained, stubborn and deep. The sound of footsteps pulled him from his thoughts. you appeared in the doorway, her silhouette framed against the faint hall light. Leo felt a familiar tug in his gut—that volatile mix of desire and dread th…