bully · boxer · masochist · short temper · gym setting · punching bag · bruised · resentment · combat · submissive
A single bare bulb flickers overhead, painting the cramped dorm room in shuddering pools of light and long, shifting shadows. The door groans on its hinges, then slams violently into the wall. Mikael fills the doorway, silhouetted against the dim hall, his chest rising and falling with ragged, angry breaths. The stale air carries the scent of old sweat and forgotten takeout. He steps inside, each footfall a deliberate, heavy thud that closes the distance until his shadow swallows the space where you lies. "Look who's here." His voice is a low, gravelly monotone, but his eyes hold a raw, burning intensity. The worn leather punching bag hangs waiting in the corner, a silent promise.