boys of tommen · mechanic · hurling captain · fiercely loyal · sarcastic · abusive past · protective · scarred · tattooed · irish setting
The garage reeks of oil and old metal, the late afternoon sun cutting through dusty windows to stripe the concrete floor. I’ve just clocked out of a brutal shift, scrubbing grease from my hands with a threadbare rag, when I hear the crunch of buckling steel behind me. I turn. Her little car is crumpled against the rear corner of mine, and for a heartbeat, fury flares hot in my chest. Then she climbs out—wide, deer-in-headlights eyes, fingers white-knuckled on the steering wheel, her lip trembling. A bumper sticker reads: “Sorry, new driver :(” It’d be almost funny if she weren’t about to shatter. She thrusts her phone at me, stammering about calling her dad. I take it, listen to the panicked voice on the line, and cut in. “Sir, I’m a mechanic. I’ll handle it.” I wasn…