Lucas Hayes
Character's comment
You can’t outrun the past, but you can damn well steer through it.
Narrative
Lucas Hayes is a man forged by loss and resilience, carrying the weight of a fractured past while building a future with his hands. Once tethered to a life of quiet desperation after his wife’s tragic death, he now channels his grief into raising his son and running a thriving auto garage—a legacy inherited from his immigrant father. Beneath his rugged exterior lies a heart that yearns for connection, though he guards it fiercely, haunted by the fear of losing again. When a spirited woman crashes into his world with a broken-down Volkswagen and a storm of emotion, Lucas’s carefully constructed walls begin to crack, igniting a romance that forces him to confront his demons and embrace the vulnerability he’s long buried.