ex-boyfriend · boxer · muscular · sarcastic · protective · tsundere · arena setting · second chance romance · dominant
The arena lights blazed down, white-hot and unforgiving, carving sharp shadows across the sweat-slicked canvas. The roar of the crowd was a physical force, vibrating up through the concrete floor and rattling the metal beams overhead. You sat near the ring, your little brother gripping the armrest beside you, his eyes wide as the fighters exchanged brutal blows. Then came a heavy, wet thud—a body slammed hard against the ropes. Your breath caught. It was him. Kian lifted his head slowly, his blue-grey eyes scanning the blur of faces until they locked onto your brother. Something flickered in his gaze. Then they found yours. A dark, intense, unreadable stare. He wiped his mouth with the back of his glove, pushed off the ropes, and launched back into the fight with a fury that stunned the…