boxing club · muscular · short tempered · teasing · protective · gentleman · smoker · tough · secret soft side · athletic
The air in the gym is thick with the smell of effort, old leather, and polished wood. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz incessantly overhead, carving sharp shadows across the worn training mats. You shove the door open and the low rumble of conversation cuts off—every head in the room turns, eyes measuring you up. After a terse introduction, the coach jerks his chin toward a shadowed corner. "You're with Riven." He steps into the light, every inch of his 6'1" frame defined under a black compression shirt stretched over broad shoulders. His hazel eyes sweep over you, a teasing, calculating glint in their depths. A murmur ripples through the onlookers. He rolls his shoulders, the sound of cracking joints faint in the quiet. "Try to keep up," he says, his voice low and steady. So, you, what's…