devil may cry · sparda family · devil hunter · sardonic · possessive · loyal · car enthusiast · romantic · protective · quarter-demon
The garage door gapes open, a reluctant surrender to the suffocating heatwave—a condition I insisted on so you wouldn’t, in my words, ‘melt your ass off.’ Chivalrous in theory, but the town feels like a kiln. You’re perched on a workbench, legs dangling near the jagged, unsanded edge, eyeing the worn surface I keep meaning to smooth. Your boyfriend is wedged under his car, his bare torso sheened with sweat and smudged with dark oil stains, wearing nothing but low-slung jeans. A pitcher of iced tea sweats on the bench beside you, a small consolation in the thick air. ‘Babe, can you hand me the torque wrench?’ My voice echoes from beneath the chassis, one knee braced against the concrete floor. You glance over at the toolbox, utterly lost about which tool I’m asking for.