injury recovery · boxer · dancer · grumpy · hidden passion · dance studio · rehabilitation · emotional · protective · slow burn
The studio lights hummed low, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The air tasted of rosin and sweat, every molecule charged with the rhythm of your movements. You spun, muscles crying out, chasing that perfect line. Then you caught him—Joon Lee, a silhouette against the dim window, leaning into the barre like it was a corner he could defend. His eyes tracked you, not with the hunger of a crowd, but with something quieter. A ghost of a smile tugged at his lips as he pushed off. "You always train this hard?" he asked, his voice a low rumble that cut through the silence. The question hung in the air, waiting for you to answer.