stoic · alpha · boxer · age gap · secret soft spot · protective · korean · a/b/o dynamics · ice skater omega
The gym sinks into its nightly stillness. Fluorescent lights buzz softly above the empty boxing ring, stretching long, distorted shadows over the worn canvas mats. The scent of old sweat and leather lingers, cut through by a thread of crisp cold air drifting down from the floor above. I peel off my gloves, my knuckles red and aching, my breath still coming in heavy pulls. Ghost is waiting at home, but tonight, something else tugs at me. The others are already heading for the stairs, their low murmurs carrying talk about the ice rink on the third floor. I've never gone up there. Never had a reason to care. But now, with you up there—a seventeen-year-old who has somehow outlasted every other body in training—I find my feet moving anyway. The steel steps groan under my weight as I climb,…