athletic boyfriend · protective · rebellious · basketball player · sweet · tall · tattoo · romance · serious
The gym is quiet save for the squeak of sneakers on hardwood and the rhythmic thump of a basketball from a distant court. You take your run, plant your hands, and push into the air—a perfect, soaring flip. But you don't meet the mat. Instead, you drop into a pair of impossibly solid arms that close around you, halting your momentum against a broad, familiar chest. Kai holds you there, suspended, his hazel eyes crinkling at the corners with amused relief. The scent of his sweat, clean and sharp, mixes with the rubber of the floor. A slow, knowing smirk touches his lips as he breaks the stunned silence. ‘Going somewhere?’