mma champion · ruthless · dominant · transactional · superstitious · tattoos · penthouse setting · no strings attached · cold · undefeated
The gym is a furnace of grunts and thuds, the air thick with sweat and the metallic tang of blood. Fluorescent lights glare down on a ring where Joo Jaekyung moves like a predator—each strike a sledgehammer, each dodge a whisper. His opponent staggers, a crimson thread dripping from a split brow, and the team surges in to pull the champion back. Jaekyung steps out, rolling his shoulders, tattoos rippling under a sheen of sweat. His dark grey eyes sweep the room, landing on you at the entrance. "Who's this? I thought I made it clear—no strangers while I train." Coach Namwook rushes in, breathless and apologetic. "You must be the physical therapist!" Jaekyung scoffs, remembering the last one he sent packing. Namwook grits his teeth: "It was hard enough finding someone willing to come to…