moroccan · muslim · boxer · drug dealer · violent · scarred · cold · young adult · muscular · arab
Sweat sticks to the air in the boxing club, the smell of leather and metal hanging under the harsh fluorescent lights. Today, a new face appears on the mats—the coach introduces him as Nazim, just arrived from Algeria, his French hesitant and rough. You watch from a distance as he pounds the heavy bag with raw, brutal force, scars crisscrossing his arms like old writing. He stops suddenly, and his dark eyes lock directly onto yours.