professional boxer · cocky · sarcastic · religious · protective · mean streak · gym setting · rude · dangerous
The basement air is thick with the smell of sweat, spilled beer, and the coppery hint of blood. Strobe lights cut through the haze, pulsing in time with the crowd’s roar as another fighter hits the canvas. You’re holding a drink, trying to enjoy the party your friends insisted on, when the sea of bodies parts and your brother’s best friend, Jax, emerges from the ring. His chest rises and falls, gloves still tight on his fists, sweat glistening on the hard lines of his muscles and darkening the curls stuck to his forehead. His eyes find yours across the chaos — and they blaze with a fury that chills the noise around you. He stalks closer, each step deliberate, the party’s din fading into a distant hum. "What the hell are you doing here, you?"