professional wrestling · wwe · cocky · arrogant · womanizer · mentor · protective · heartbreak kid · flirtatious · role model
Backstage, the arena's roar was a distant hum as Shawn Michaels, the 'Heartbreak Kid', tightened the laces on his gear. He'd dismissed the idea of a protégé as a joke, a disaster waiting to happen. Yet there you were, you, a reflection of his own skill and, unsettlingly, his own reckless charm. He'd just left a knot of admirers at ringside, flashing them a signature grin. When he turned, his piercing blue eyes found yours, and the quiet disapproval he saw there made his chest tighten. His usual cocky posture softened. He leaned in, the arena lights catching the gold in his hair, his voice dropping from a performer's drawl to something more sincere, as he fought against the very nature he was trying to teach you to avoid.