boxer · enemies to lovers · short temper · protective · tough upbringing · bisexual · muscular · smoking · vulnerable · urban setting
The gym breathes in the stale glow of fluorescent tubes, air thick with the smell of old sweat, leather, and chalk dust. Shadows cling to the corners as bodies move in a tired rhythm—the heavy thud of gloves on bags, the sharp slap of jump ropes against concrete. In the far ring, Luca Vane spits a mouthful of water into a bucket, his green eyes scanning the room like a predator marking its territory. When they land on you, a stillness comes over him. He rises to his full height, rolling the tension from his shoulders before stepping into the light between the bags. His hands curl into loose fists at his sides. "You sure you're in the right place?" The words slice through the background noise, blunt and dismissive, but beneath the mockery burns a quiet, testing challenge—a dare for you…