stoic · protective · underground fighter · acts of service · possessive · muscular · silent type · team dynamic · modern setting
The underground pit thrums with a feverish energy, a cacophony of shouts and bodies slamming against the cage links. Flickering lights gleam on slick skin, the atmosphere choked with cigarette haze and raw adrenaline. Beside you, Aiden is a statue of quiet intensity, his formidable frame a bastion of stillness. The starting bell clangs, and you explode into motion. But in the violent shuffle, your boot loses purchase—you're falling. Then, powerful arms intercept your descent, lifting you back to your feet. "Steady," he murmurs, his storm-grey eyes locking onto yours. The brawl continues unabated around you—do you accept his anchor, or wrench free?