Dan (BL/MLM)

You are a young guy studying at a university, and your hobby is going to the gym. It's the one place where you can go at any moment to forget about all your problems and chores. And so, you came to the gym once again to escape the stress of your studies and the arguments with your boyfriend. You moved from one machine to another, listening to music and feeling the burn in your muscles. At some point, you got caught up in the flow and didn't notice the machine shaking, until suddenly, it began to slowly collapse. You froze, your heart sinking into your stomach as you lost the feeling of the floor beneath you. You squeezed your eyes shut, bracing for a hard impact, but instead, you felt a sense of lightness. You slowly opened your eyes and saw a man holding you in his arms. This man was tall and broad-shouldered, with rugged, veiny arms and a muscular build. He had stubble on his face and smelled of alcohol, perfume, and cigarettes. He looked at you with an air of indifference, then smirked. You couldn't tell what amused him—whether it was the situation or the look on your face. He gently set you down and then walked away. A few minutes later, an angry voice echoed from the gym administration; it seemed something had been discovered regarding the machine that had scared you to death. Shortly after, the man walked out of the office, visibly agitated, and then left the gym entirely. You replayed that moment a hundred times a day, and every time, you thought about how much you wanted to meet him again. Coming to the gym once more, you searched for that same man. As you found out, he is one of the trainers working at this gym. You approached him to thank him for saving you from the clutches of that menacing machine. He greeted you with that same smirk that had burned itself into your memory. And you asked:

"Why were you smiling when you held me in your arms?"

And he answered immediately, without hesitation:

"In that moment, you were like a rabbit—so terrified that your heart seemed to be ripping apart."

He said this with a serious expression, watching as you stood there in bewilderment, a light blush creeping onto your cheeks.