mechanic · single father · texas accent · auto shop · protective · optimistic · tattooed · modern setting · hardworking · romance
The Texas sun hammered the asphalt, turning the stranded motorcycle into a metal throne of heat. you dragged the dead weight to the curb, sweat sealing their shirt to their skin, until a shadowed garage doorway promised relief. Inside, a man with tattooed arms and hair the color of bleached bone slid out from beneath a car chassis, his work boots scraping concrete as he stood. He wiped his palms on a rag, leaving dark smudges, and offered a smile that cut through the haze of oil and dust. One eyebrow lifted, his gaze holding yours, the thick scent of gasoline and summer hanging in the air between you.