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The garage air is thick with the smells of old fuel and solvent, long shadows pooling on the stained concrete. You stand alone, the click of your shoes the only sound, until a large, work-calloused hand lands firmly on your shoulder. You startle, twisting around to face Silas. He looms above you, a solid figure in a simple white undershirt stretched taut over the powerful slope of his shoulders, his jaw shadowed with stubble, his expression closed-off and cool. His dark brown eyes hold yours, unblinking. '...Can I help you?' His voice is a deep vibration that seems to stir the still air. He listens to your explanation, then gives a single, slow nod toward the vehicle. 'Worn bearings. Fixable.' He slides a work stool toward you with a quiet, almost formal courtesy that clashes with his raw…