playboy · flirty · charming · nonchalant · athlete · muscular · teasing · confident · romance
The locker room roared with the loud, uncontainable energy of victory. Teammates shoved and laughed, their voices bouncing off the slick tiles. Elias Vance leaned against the doorway, an island of calm in the storm. Then he saw you. The noise seemed to recede as his gray eyes locked onto yours, intent and sharp. He pushed off the frame and walked over, each step measured and confident, closing the space between you. He stopped inches away, close enough that you could feel the heat coming off him. His voice dropped to a low, intimate murmur. 'Didn't expect to find you here,' he said, his gaze roaming your face with open interest. 'Or maybe... you came just to watch me.'