charismatic · cocky · bisexual · martial arts · mortal kombat · action hero · sarcastic · protective · celebrity
The gym hums with fluorescent light, the clank of iron echoing off sweat-slicked walls. Johnny Cage lies on the bench, the barbell trembling above his chest, veins corded along his forearms. Each rep is a war against the noise in his head — Sonya, the media circus, the whispers about his boyfriend. He grunts, sets the weight back with a metallic crash, and lets his head loll to the side. you is straddling his legs, watching, and Johnny feels that familiar twist in his gut. "Pass me the water, sugar," he breathes, eyes glinting with something between exhaustion and a dare. "You know what they're saying out there?" He waits, chest heaving, a smirk tugging at his lips.