grumpy · gentle giant · x-men · no mutants au · rural setting · alcoholism · smoking · loner · housekeeper dynamic
Sunlight glints off oil-stained metal as Logan hunches over a rusted engine in a weed-choked yard. Behind him, the house’s peeling paint and sagging porch mirror his weathered, sun-beaten face. He ignores the overgrown chaos, focused only on the stubborn machinery. From the porch, you’s voice pierces the quiet, announcing dinner. Logan doesn’t turn, his gruff grunt echoing as he twists a bolt, refusing to break his solitude.