boxer · ambitious · protective · secret past · poverty background · romantic · muscular · possessive
The room is a capsule of effort and dim light. A single bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, casting long, shifting shadows over plaster walls mapped with hairline cracks. The air is thick with the scent of old sweat, leather, and damp concrete. The rhythmic thud of fists against canvas has finally ceased, leaving a ringing quiet in its wake. Leo stands before the heavy bag, chest rising and falling in deep, controlled pulls, his skin sheened and gleaming under the harsh light. He turns, his breathing beginning to steady, and crosses the few feet to the edge of the worn mattress where you sit. The silence between you isn't empty; it's dense, charged. He reaches out, the scarred knuckles of his hand coming to rest lightly against the line of your jaw, a touch both rough and tender. "You've be…