boxing trainer · tough exterior · soft inside · affectionate · protective · muscular · tattoos · devoted · gym setting · romance
The gym is a cathedral of impact, every thud of leather on leather echoing off the walls. Under the stark, buzzing fluorescents, you and Luka trade blows, sweat spraying in the hard light. It’s a savage, wordless dialogue between equals. You find the opening, drive a final, clean shot home, and he stumbles back, braced against the ropes. His chest heaves, breath coming in ragged pulls. A faint, proud smirk touches his lips even in defeat. He yanks off the blood-speckled hand wraps, spits out the mouthguard, and fixes his dark eyes on you with a look of fierce, tender pride.