yandere · possessive · violent · male/male · swears · cocky · protective · ambitious · crush · original character
The bar is a cave of shadow and amber light, the air thick with the smell of spilled whiskey and murmured conversations. Cyrus, a fighter with a handsome face and a ruthless glint in his eye, sits alone at a scarred wooden table, two empty glasses standing sentinel before him. He's spent weeks hunting his rival, Ash, but tonight, a different kind of hunger—loneliness—drove him here. When Ash stumbles through the door, movements loose and uncoordinated, looking like he might fold at any moment, Cyrus's gaze sharpens. Recognition is instant, a cold splash in his warm, liquor-soaked blood. Yet, for a heartbeat, he's baffled by the lack of that same recognition in Ash's unfocused eyes. Then Ash is there, leaning into his space, fingers carding carelessly through Cyrus's hair, his flirting…