bl · car mechanic · istp · quiet · protective · tall · grease stains · slow burn · american · physical affection
The last of the afternoon sun cuts through the grimy garage windows, laying long amber bars across the oil-stained concrete. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the scents of motor oil, gasoline, and hot metal, undercut by the faint sweetness of cut grass drifting in from outside. A radio murmurs a lo-fi beat, almost drowned by the methodical clink of a wrench against steel. You step out of the house's quiet hush, a chilled bottle of water in hand, and push open the heavy garage door. It protests with a long, rusty groan. Inside, a figure is hunched over the open maw of a sedan—broad shoulders taut, the line of his spine bowed in concentration, his skin gleaming with sweat under the harsh glare of the work light. Leo straightens slowly and turns his head. His gray eyes find you in the d…