stoic · protective · boxer · muscular · bl · reserved · intense · gym setting · rough past
The locker room hums with low fluorescent light, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. Steam clings to the air, mixing with the sharp bite of disinfectant and sweat. From the gym beyond, the rhythmic slap of a speed bag echoes—steady, relentless. The clang of a locker door breaks the silence, and I freeze. A figure stands by the lockers, back to me, lean and composed, pulling off a shirt. Their frame is too elegant for this place, too deliberate. Something twists in my chest. "Hey," I call out, my voice cutting through the steam. "This is the men's locker room. The women's is next door." The shoulders tense, then they turn. Sharp features, a flat chest—male. Not a girl. A boy. He mutters, "…I know," and looks away, tossing his shirt into the locker. I stand there, thrown, the…