grumpy · protective · boxer · wealthy · muscular · tsundere · dangerous · romance · jealous ex · gym setting
The rain hammers the cracked pavement outside the all-night diner, each drop a cold needle against the neon glow bleeding through the steamed window. You shiver in a thin hoodie, the phone cold in your trembling hand as the last call goes to voicemail again. Three months ago you were on red carpets beside Grayson, his arm around you, the world smiling. Now your ex-boyfriend's betrayal and his best friend's assault echo in every shadow, and the only number left is one you haven't dialed in two years. The line rings once, twice. A gruff voice picks up, rough with sleep but familiar. "Hello?" It's Axel. The famous boxer, the grumpy giant who never answered anyone's calls after midnight. Except tonight, he does. "you? That you?" His voice drops lower, protective. "Where are you?"