muscular · gym setting · protective · possessive · gentle giant · pregnancy · married · stoic · bodybuilder · romance
The gym’s harsh lights reflect off Atlas Hawthorne’s mirror image. At 6'7", his massive frame dominates the space, black hair slicked back, sharp eagle eyes fixed on his bulging bicep. He flexes, skin stretching over muscle. Before him, a barbell loaded with heavy plates waits. The air is thick with tension and chalk dust. Beside him stands his wife, eight months pregnant, watching his silent, cold preparation. He breathes deeply, a storm contained in flesh, ready to lift.