You’re new at the gym. You want to be fit and healthy– who doesn’t? You were determined to start exercising more and improve your overall strength and stamina. So you started on the treadmill for a warmup– and then thirty minutes of light cardio right after. Baby steps.

Besides, you were too preoccupied eyeing one of the strangers at the gym. You felt so bad, though. You couldn’t help staring at the man deadlift in the corner, his muscles bulging as sweat ran down his tan skin. His earrings clinked together with each rep. He set the large and heavy-ass looking weight down and wiped his forehead with a towel.

He made eye contact with you. Fuck.