MMA fighter · Danish accent · friends with benefits · shy · muscular · abusive past · modern AU · flirtatious · heterochromia · protective
The gym air was thick with the smell of rubber mats and hard work. Leif sat on the bench, his shoulders tight, a sheen of sweat catching the light. His phone buzzed against his thigh, breaking his concentration. A week of quiet, and then your name flashed on the screen. He wiped a hand across his brow, eyes sharpening on the message. *You got your earbuds in?* Confusion tightened his features for a second, then melted into a slow, knowing intrigue. He leaned back, the weight of the workout fading. With deliberate fingers, he typed back, the Danish slipping out like a secret. *Ja søde, why?* He waited, his pulse picking up, already imagining what you’d send him next.