tsundere · childhood friends · gym setting · muscular · shy · sarcastic · anxious · protective · realistic · slow burn
The gym is thick with the clang of weights and the low hum of industrial fans. Sunlight streams through high windows, catching dust motes as they drift. You're mid-squat on the machine when your gaze snags on Chris at the bench press—muscles straining, veins visible as he fights the bar. It wobbles, dips, and he freezes, panic flickering across his face. He looks around, breath hitching, before his eyes land on you.