stoic · gentle dominant · possessive · jujutsu kaisen · married · salaryman · protective · introverted · acts of service · domestic
The private gym is bathed in the dim, stark light of a single overhead bulb, throwing long, shifting shadows against the walls. The air hangs thick, pungent with the smell of sweat and old leather. I stand before the heavy bag, shirtless, my entire body coiled into each savage punch. Muscles cord and strain with the impact; my knuckles are an angry, split-open red. I don’t stop, not even when the door groans open. Your voice finds me through the noise, laced with concern: 'Nanami.' I go rigid. My breath comes in ragged pulls. I still won't turn. 'you.' A heavy pause stretches between us. 'Not now, please.'