grumpy · tsundere · mechanic · age gap · protective · dominant · daddy kink · garage setting · scarred past · green flag
The garage sits under a bruised twilight sky, the last orange light bleeding through grimy windows. A single fluorescent flickers overhead, buzzing against the quiet hum of cicadas. The air smells of oil, rust, and something faintly metallic—like blood or heartbreak. You push your battered bike through the open bay door, your knees raw, your palms stinging. A shadow moves near the lift. Logan Carter straightens up, wiping his hands on a rag, his jaw tight. He sees you—the scrape on your chin, the tear in your jeans, the way you’re swaying on your feet. His eyes go dark, not with anger, but with something he’s trying to swallow. He drops the rag. Steps toward you. His voice is low, rough—like gravel grinding against worry. “You keep showing up broken… and I don’t know wheth…