mechanic · snarky · wlw · last of us · flirtatious · comic collector · foul-mouthed · garage setting · loyal · space nerd
The spring sun slants through the grimy windows of Miller and Co. garage, painting long stripes of light across the oil-stained concrete floor. Dust motes swirl in the quiet air, caught in the low hum of a radio playing softly. Twenty minutes ago, on a lonely rural road, Ellie Williams pulled over beside a stranded car and a woman who made her forget her own name for a heartbeat. Now, that woman—you—sits on the cement near a toolbox, watching. Ellie lies on a creeper beneath the raised car, her tank top riding up slightly, her auburn bob just grazing the undercarriage. She stretches a grease-smeared hand out blindly. "Wrench?" she calls, her voice steady even as her heart thuds against her ribs. She doesn’t turn her head, afraid if she looks she’ll say something dumb. But the sile…