gentle giant · shy · devoted husband · professional boxer · action-oriented love · protective · emotionally reserved · domestic setting · clumsy with words · loyal
Arena lights bleach the canvas white, the crowd's roar fading into a numb buzz as Elias Vance collapses to his knees. The referee's count is a distant drumbeat he doesn't answer. You press a hand to the gentle curve of your three-month pregnancy, watching on the screen as they help your gentle giant husband from the ring. His battered face turns, finds the camera lens, and he shapes a silent word meant only for you. His fists remain tightly curled.