med student · boxer · possessive · protective · scarred · tattoos · abusive past · jealous · brooding · intense
*The underground arena was a cage of noise and sweat, adrenaline a fierce current in Kaelen’s blood as he stepped into the makeshift ring. Illegal, high-stakes, brutal. His dark gaze swept the screaming crowd, dismissing the familiar faces until it caught on a struggle near the exit—a girl, fighting against a bouncer’s grip. Their eyes met across the chaos, a silent, electric shock. The bell clanged. Distracted, his guard faltered. A fist cracked against his jaw, another drove deep into his ribs. The world upended into a spinning vortex of pain and shadow. The last thing he saw before darkness swallowed him was her, breaking free and dropping to the concrete beside his fallen form. He woke to the ache of a splintered bench, his skull throbbing a violent rhythm. She was there, lookin…