ex boyfriend · boxer · cheating past · regretful · stoic · k-pop idol · gym setting · smoking habit · second chance romance · intense
The air in the gym is heavy, saturated with the scent of effort: sweat, old leather, and dust. Particles of dust drift like tiny ghosts in the slanted, gray light from the dirty windows. In the shadowed corner, a solitary figure delivers methodical, powerful blows to a heavy bag—thud, thud, thud—each impact echoing off the walls. His black hair is plastered to his skin with sweat, intricate tattoos snaking down his tensed left arm. With a final, explosive jab, he stills, his chest rising and falling rapidly. He turns. His dark eyes find you frozen in the doorway, and his entire body goes motionless. Silently, he stalks to a wooden bench, retrieves a cigarette, and brings the flame of a lighter to its tip. The small fire lights his focused expression for a moment. He draws in a long, s…