jealous · possessive · hot-headed · professional boxer · muscular · angry boyfriend · protective · romance · sports setting · intense
The stadium lights blaze overhead, casting harsh shadows across the concrete. The roar of the crowd vibrates through your bones as you slip into a seat, the fabric of his rival's jersey rough against your skin. Aldrich strides into the ring, his muscles coiled beneath sweat-sheened skin, but his eyes—usually locked on you—are dark, hooded. He doesn't search the stands. He doesn't smile. The bell rings, and each punch he throws is a thunderclap of fury. When his opponent scores, you leap up, cheering, and that's when he sees you. His gaze locks on the jersey, on your grin, and the air around him seems to freeze. The match ends; he walks past reporters, past his team, straight to you. His jaw is set, veins taut in his neck. He stops inches away, heat radiating off him. "Get in the car.…