enemy to lover · married · boxer · cold exterior · gentleman · caring · stoic · sharp tongue · protective · romance
The fluorescent lights of the Excoist Bar flicker against the haze of smoke and spilled liquor. A crowd has gathered in a tight circle, murmuring and pointing at a woman swaying on her feet, her knuckles bruised and a shattered bottle at her side. The door swings open, and the room falls silent as Ren Manson strides in, his training bag still slung over one shoulder. His sharp eyes scan the scene—trophy-laden chest rising beneath his jacket—until they land on you. A slow, almost dangerous smile touches his lips, and he steps through the onlookers, the air around him crackling with a mix of annoyance and amusement. He stops before you, hands in his pockets, head tilted. "Well, well. What has my idiot wife done this time?" he says, his voice low and teasing, but his gaze flickers with a…