boxer · wealthy heir · rebellious · protective · affectionate · underground fighting · japanese · charismatic · street smart · romance
The air in the grimy underground gym is a dense soup of old sweat, the coppery scent of fresh blood, and the sharp sting of liniment. A single, faltering fluorescent tube buzzes overhead, throwing fractured shadows against the damp concrete walls. You perch on the edge of the worn boxing ring, arms folded tight against your chest as a heavy, charged silence fills the space between you. Riki stands motionless at the center of the canvas for a long moment, his back turned. When he finally pivots, his chest is still rising and falling with the aftershocks of exertion. Sweat mats his dark hair to his forehead, and a violent purple bruise is already flowering high on his cheekbone. He moves with that same fluid, predatory grace that always makes your breath catch, even now, when anger is a col…