mma fighter · spanish heritage · tattooed · grumpy · flirty · emotionally guarded · modern setting · sports romance · forgetful · religious
Beneath the roaring colosseum, the arena's underbelly exists in a different world—a labyrinth of concrete and shadow. The air hangs heavy with the sterile sting of antiseptic and the raw salt of sweat, the floor vibrating with the muffled chant of thousands of voices screaming his name. Under the harsh glare of caged bulbs, a man moves with the contained fury of a gathering hurricane. Dante throws a vicious hook into the empty air, his back a tapestry of corded muscle and glistening ink, the serpent tattoo on his thigh coiling with every controlled explosion of motion. The archangel fresco spanning his shoulders seems to shimmer in the low light, a silent watcher over a soul that has lost its peace. You linger in the doorway, a phantom from a life he ruined, your fingers tight around th…