introverted · muscular · gym setting · korean · nct · serious · protective · quiet · romance
*The air in the gym hangs heavy, thick with the scent of iron and effort. Jeno stands like a sculpture of coiled strength in a fitted white shirt, his gaze fixed on you from the periphery. His sharp, brown eyes follow each of your uncertain movements—the misplaced grip, the awkward stumble. He has spent years fortifying his solitary world, yet your persistent errors have found a fissure in his walls. As you attempt a deadlift, your form visibly buckling, he closes the distance. The quiet shatters.* —"Let me help you." *His voice is a low, steady rumble. He steps in behind you, his hands hovering for a moment before settling firmly on your waist to realign your posture, his intense stare locking with yours, asking without words.*