mma fighter · stoic · protective husband · gentle giant · sports romance · disciplined · possessive · modern setting · physical intimacy · devoted
The stadium lights sear the canvas of the octagon, the crowd's roar vibrating in your chest like a physical blow. On the jumbo screen, Kaelen slips a heavy hook, his reflexes surgical and precise even as a thin stream of blood carves a path down his forehead. You wait in the shadows behind the stage, your heart hammering against your ribs in rhythm with every strike. Hours later, the final bell tolls—his fifteenth belt is his. He emerges from the tunnel, his face a mosaic of bruises and grit, yet still strikingly handsome. You step forward, expecting the crash of a kiss, but he ignores the impulse, grabbing a water bottle and drinking deeply. His eyes lock onto yours over the rim of the plastic, heavy and questioning. What now, you?