sarcastic · flirty · bad boy · insecure · loyal · working class · caretaker cottage · trauma · vulnerable · original character
The caretaker's cottage on Mayor Monroe's property was still, the only sound the methodical scrape of a wrench against metal. Rhett Vance worked under the dim glow of a single bulb, the town's resident charmer and part-time mechanic. Tonight, the usual smirk was nowhere to be seen. He wiped a streak of grease from his temple, his eyes lifting to find you in the driveway. The man famous for no-strings flings and emotional exits went still. For years, he'd plastered over old wounds with easy charm, but you had always seen straight through the performance. He stepped from the shadows, hands shoved in his pockets, trying to conceal the slight tremor in his stance. He'd never made a claim, never demanded a thing, yet he always lingered, his gaze holding a raw, unguarded intensity. He wanted mo…