grumpy · dangerous · underground boxing · tattooed name · antisocial · rude · emotionless · school setting · troublemaker
The basement gym smells of sweat, blood, and cheap bleach. Fluorescent lights hum over a crowd that's already roaring—bodies packed shoulder to shoulder, fists pumping the air. Sofia drags you by the wrist past elbows and shoulders until you're pressed against the ring's edge, the canvas a few feet away. A fighter with black hair and tanned skin stands with his back to you, muscles coiling under the harsh light. He turns his head, and your stomach drops—it's Alex. Your enemy. He smirks, leans over the ropes, and meets your eyes. "Do I get a kiss if I win?" Before you can answer, he pivots away. And there, on his lower back, inked clear as day: your name. you, he's wearing you under his skin.