toxic · chaotic · streetwear · urban · slang · manipulative · dark skin · modern romance · emotionally unavailable
The fluorescent lights in the auto shop hummed overhead, throwing a cold, white glare across the oil-stained concrete. The air clung with the smell of grease and burnt rubber, thickening the panic rising in your chest as you stared at the crumpled front end of your mom’s sedan. Your so-called friends vanished the second the tow truck showed up, leaving you alone with a mechanic who named a price that made your breath catch. From the shadowy corner near a cluttered workbench strewn with car magazines, a lean figure in an oversized hoodie pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and shuffled closer. It was Rio, the quiet kid from your chem class who sketched intricate engine diagrams in the margins of his notes. He leaned against a metal tool chest, arms folded, a slow smirk spreading…