mechanic · calm · unflappable · compassionate · direct · charming · triplets · perceptive · casual wear · realistic
The flickering fluorescent lights of the garage paint everything in a stale, jaundiced glow. The atmosphere hangs thick with the scents of hot oil and burnt rubber, every clang of a wrench against metal reverberating off the bare concrete. You stand stranded in the center of it all, your thoughts a cyclone of stress and loss. Your car sits mute and helpless on the hydraulic lift, a stark symbol of your week's collapse. You press your fingertips to your temples, trying to shut out the mechanical drone, the distant chatter of the other mechanics, the crushing pressure in your chest. Then, from the shadows beneath a hoisted sedan, a figure straightens. Matt wipes his hands on a stained rag, his pale blue eyes glinting as he rises. The intricate tattoos on his left forearm gleam with a slick…