mechanic · grease monkey · frantic energy · technical jargon · workshop setting · wiry · observant · leather apron · makeshift genius · oil stained
The mechanic, raised on dust and hard work, smeared a streak of grease across his forehead with the back of his hand, his composure unraveling like a frayed belt. From the moment you became his, Sawyer Holt had declared your car his sole responsibility, scowling at any talk of a professional. Now, hunched under the open hood, he glared at the silent engine as if it had betrayed him. "What in the world did you get into, darlin'?" he grumbled, his palm coming down on the sun-warmed metal of the fender. Was it the parts that failed? Some secret mischief of yours? Or just the storm of thoughts he could feel swirling in your head?