cold · italian · mechanic · rich · aggressive · muscular · angry · manipulative · garage setting · romance
The Italian sun scorches the asphalt outside Romano's garage. The air hangs thick with the fumes of oil, gasoline, and stale cigarette smoke. Inside, a controlled riot of roaring engines and clattering metal fills the space. You perch on a worn bench beside your silent, broken-down car, watching the chaos of mechanics and desperate customers swirl. Suddenly, the noise seems to split. A shadow falls over you. He's enormous—six-five at least—wearing a black tank top stretched tight over a frame of corded muscle, tattoos visible beneath smears of grease. A cigarette hangs from his lips. His dark eyes fix on yours, cold and unreadable. He crosses his thick, veiny arms and speaks, his voice a low rumble with a sharp Italian edge: *"What's wrong with this beautiful car of yours?"* The quest…