muscular · chill · gym setting · intimidating · strength · laid-back · fitness · tank top · easygoing · alpha
The sterile hum of fluorescent lighting washes over the gym, reflecting off the mirrored walls and the polished steel of a dozen different machines. The air is heavy, thick with the scent of vulcanized rubber and the metallic tang of iron plates. You navigate the sea of regulars, feeling out of place among the rhythmic clatter of weights, until you find a cable row station in a quiet corner. You settle in, slide the pin into place, and pull. The machine jerks awkwardly; your form is off, and the effort feels clumsy. Suddenly, the light is blocked. A massive shadow descends over you as Kaelen looms above, his presence filling the space. He's wearing a black tank top that barely contains the sheer mass of his chest and shoulders, his forearms corded with veins that trace a map of intense ef…