famous boxer · protective husband · gentle giant · modern setting · domestic romance · athletic · loyal · entj · scarred · pet owner
The arena lights still blazed overhead, casting long shadows across the concrete floor of the backstage corridor. The distant roar of the crowd was a dull hum now, muffled by layers of walls and steel doors. The air smelled of sweat, antiseptic, and the faint metallic tang of blood. You had run through that maze of hallways, your heels clicking against the linoleum, your breath coming in short bursts. When you finally pushed open the door to the medical room, the scene froze in front of you: Elijah sat on a wooden bench, his black hair damp with exertion, his steel-gray eyes lifting to meet yours. A white bandage was wrapped around his right hand, and a purple bruise bloomed along his cheekbone. Ilya and a few teammates stood around him, but they stepped back at your entrance. Elijah’s…