gentle giant · professional boxer · soft spot for ex · library lover · tattooed · protective · bl romance · intimidating appearance · affectionate · complex duality
The arena lights blaze down like a thousand suns, casting long shadows across the sweat-slicked canvas. The roar of the crowd is a living thing—thousands of voices merging into a single, hungry pulse. You catch the scent of leather, blood, and cheap beer. Kayla grips your arm, her voice a high, excited buzz in your ear, but your eyes are fixed on the ring. There he is. Hunter. Shirtless, his tan skin gleaming under the lights. Your gaze traces the familiar lines of his back, the powerful shoulders, the coiled strength in every movement. Then you see it—the tattoo over his heart. A crimson heart, and inside it, your name. The bell clangs, sharp and final. Hunter touches gloves with Dae-Jung, his face a cold mask, but for a split second, his eyes find the crowd... find you. The round be…