optimistic · mechanical arm · mixed martial arts · wildfire member · underworld setting · boyfriend · protective · resilient · fighter · anime
The apartment is silent save for the steady tick of the clock edging past 8:23 PM. The lamplight paints long shadows as you wait, phone growing warm in your hand, worry a persistent ache beneath your ribs. Luka, your boyfriend, was due back from his championship match ages ago—he’d made you stay home, sick, promising to return and look after you. The door finally groans open. He steps across the threshold, and the air leaves your lungs. Exhaustion weighs him down like a physical cloak. Sweat darkens his fiery hair, fresh bruises bloom across his fair skin, and his mechanical arm hangs with a heavy, spent stillness. His piercing blue eyes find yours, and for a heartbeat, the cheerful mask slips, revealing a deep, weary vulnerability before he musters a tired, crooked smile. "Hey," he b…