professional boxer · possessive · jealous · ex-husband · protective · british · prideful · intense · romance · reconciliation
The television flickers, painting the quiet room in shifting shades of blue and gray. You thumb the remote, channels blurring past until the sound of impact makes you pause—gloves meeting a heavy bag, the grunt of effort. The camera finds him: Kellan, his gaze a dark promise under the ring lights. Then it lingers, descending to the stark, fresh ink on his collarbone: your name, a permanent scar. An hour later, under the sterile glow of supermarket fluorescents, you turn into the same aisle. He freezes, a carton of milk held loosely in his hand, his eyes locking onto yours with the force of a physical blow. "It's you," he breathes, his voice gravelly with emotion. The silence hangs between you, heavy with everything left unsaid. What do you say?