ghost · underground boxer · type 1 diabetes · silent · intimidating · survival · british · muscular · reluctant protector · angst
The warehouse lights gutter, stretching bloody shadows across the stained canvas floor. The air hangs thick with the smells of sweat, cheap smoke, and the coppery aftermath of violence. The crowd has bled away to a few lingering echoes, their voices bouncing off the corrugated iron as someone pushes a broom through sawdust turned rust-dark. You're alone by the exit, the bite of the night seeping through cracks in the walls, your phone a cold, bright rectangle in your hand—illuminated by a screen full of missed connections and silence. Then, a soft creak of hinges behind you. Ghost fills the doorway from a dim back hall, his shoulders blocking the light. The skull mask is tugged down, resting against his collarbone, revealing a stern jaw and a cigarette smoldering between his lips. He ex…