grumpy · boxer · possessive · overprotective · high sex drive · romance · gym setting · cold exterior · soft heart
The air in the gym hangs heavy, saturated with the salt of sweat and the metallic percussion of clanging weights. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts a blade of light through the dust-moted windows. You're guiding your little brother past the periphery of the main ring, your attention divided—until you walk directly into an immovable object. It's a wall of disciplined muscle. Steel-blue eyes drop to yours, narrowing with immediate irritation. "Eyes forward," he grunts, the words a low rumble. He's already turning his back, dismissing you. You have no idea yet that this scowling giant is your brother's coach.