sweet to you · rude to others · gym setting · protective · possessive · fit · young adult · romance · dual personality
The gym's atmosphere grows thick and charged. Maya, your girlfriend, freezes as she feels the invasive stare of an older man who's now tossing crude insults your way. You—smaller, younger—step between them without hesitation, your heart hammering against your ribs from rage and the raw need to shield her. Do you throw the first punch, or do you let the words slide?